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)

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Fri 2002-07-26? to Wed 2008-12-31?
TLT
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iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Wed 2008-12-31? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
TLT
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+67.80%
+8.38%/yr
+2.94%/yr
(R2=0.554)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26? to Wed 2008-12-31? Start
Value
End
Value
TLT
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$10,000.00
2002-07-26
$16,780.14
2008-12-31
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year TLT
2025 (YTD) −0.49%
2024 −10.63%
2023 −0.57%
2022 −35.41%
2021 −10.87%
2020 +16.57%
2019 +11.57%
2018 −3.45%
2017 +6.93%
2016 −0.89%
2015 −2.50%
2014 +26.35%
2013 −14.66%
2012 +0.89%
2011 +30.13%
2010 +7.41%
2009 −23.88%
2008 +33.82%
2007 +5.98%
2006 −1.77%
2005 +5.01%
2004 +5.27%
2003 −0.26%
2002 +9.24%

Drawdowns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Wed 2008-12-31? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
TLT
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−2.06% −15.96%
2003-08-13
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund