All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

TLT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2026-05-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
TLT
×
−1.96%
2026-05-08
1.283 TRR
2026-05-08
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Returns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2026-05-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
TLT
×
+28.32%
+1.05%/yr
+2.12%/yr
(R2=0.331)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2026-05-08 Start
Value
End
Value
TLT
×
$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$12,832.46
2026-05-08
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year TLT
2026 (YTD) −1.96%
2025 +1.54%
2024 −10.63%
2023 −0.56%
2022 −35.41%
2021 −10.87%
2020 +16.56%
2019 +11.57%
2018 −3.45%
2017 +6.92%
2016 −0.88%
2015 −2.50%
2014 +26.35%
2013 −14.66%
2012 +0.89%
2011 +30.14%
2010 +7.40%
2009 −23.88%
2008 +33.83%
2007 +5.97%
2006 −1.76%
2005 +5.00%
2004 +5.28%
2003 −0.26%
2002 +9.24%

Drawdowns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2026-05-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
TLT
×
−53.27% −56.60%
2023-10-19
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