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 Fri 2025-04-04?
TLT ×
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Returns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2025-04-04? Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
TLT × 		+36.64%
+1.39%/yr 		+2.67%/yr
(R2=0.465)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2025-04-04? Start
Value 		End
Value
TLT × 		$10,000.00
2002-07-26 		$13,663.88
2025-04-04
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Annual Returns

Year TLT
2025 (YTD) +1.96%
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 +30.13%
2010 +7.41%
2009 −23.87%
2008 +33.83%
2007 +5.97%
2006 −1.77%
2005 +4.99%
2004 +5.29%
2003 −0.26%
2002 +9.24%

Drawdowns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2025-04-04? Final
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
TLT × 		−50.25% −56.60%
2023-10-19
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