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 2025-05-09?
TLT ×
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Returns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2025-05-09? Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
TLT × 		+28.12%
+1.09%/yr 		+2.61%/yr
(R2=0.451)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2025-05-09? Start
Value 		End
Value
TLT × 		$10,000.00
2002-07-26 		$12,812.50
2025-05-09
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Annual Returns

Year TLT
2025 (YTD) −2.80%
2024 −10.63%
2023 −0.56%
2022 −35.41%
2021 −10.87%
2020 +16.57%
2019 +11.56%
2018 −3.44%
2017 +6.92%
2016 −0.88%
2015 −2.50%
2014 +26.35%
2013 −14.66%
2012 +0.88%
2011 +30.14%
2010 +7.40%
2009 −23.88%
2008 +33.82%
2007 +5.98%
2006 −1.76%
2005 +5.00%
2004 +5.28%
2003 −0.26%
2002 +9.24%

Drawdowns

Fri 2002-07-26? to Fri 2025-05-09? Final
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
TLT × 		−53.35% −56.60%
2023-10-19
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