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Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1913-01-31💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
USDOLLAR × 		−97.10%
−3.06%/yr 		−3.24%/yr
R2=0.954
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1913-01-31💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
USDOLLAR × 		$10,000.00
1913-01-31 		$290.39
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
USDOLLAR × 		−3.98% −3.81%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
USDOLLAR × 		−97.12%
on 2026-10-16
from 1913-05-30 peak 		−97.12%
on 2026-10-16
from 1913-05-30 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
USDOLLAR × 		−3.81% −6.52%
−3.31%/yr 		−8.81%
−3.03%/yr 		−18.39%
−3.98%/yr 		−28.42%
−3.29%/yr

Annual Returns

Year USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) −3.98%
2025 −2.60%
2024 −2.80%
2023 −3.24%
2022 −6.07%
2021 −6.57%
2020 −1.34%
2019 −2.23%
2018 −1.87%
2017 −2.07%
2016 −2.03%
2015 −0.73%
2014 −0.75%
2013 −1.48%
2012 −1.70%
2011 −2.88%
2010 −1.47%
2009 −2.65%
2008 −0.09%
2007 −3.93%
2006 −2.46%
2005 −3.32%
2004 −3.15%
2003 −1.84%
2002 −2.32%
2001 −1.52%
2000 −3.28%
1999 −2.61%
1998 −1.59%
1997 −1.67%
1996 −3.21%
1995 −2.48%
1994 −2.61%
1993 −2.67%
1992 −2.82%
1991 −2.97%
1990 −5.76%
1989 −4.44%
1988 −4.23%
1987 −4.25%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.66%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.65%
1982 −3.69%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.76%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.27%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.02%
1972 −3.28%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.53%
1967 −2.93%
1966 −3.34%
1965 −1.89%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.62%
1962 −1.32%
1961 −0.67%
1960 −1.34%
1959 −1.70%
1958 −1.73%
1957 −2.82%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.39%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.75%
1951 −5.73%
1950 −5.50%
1949 +2.09%
1948 −2.90%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.23%
1944 −2.21%
1943 −2.87%
1942 −8.28%
1941 −9.03%
1940 −0.71%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.86%
1937 −2.78%
1936 −1.43%
1935 −2.90%
1934 −1.49%
1933 −0.73%
1932 +11.42%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.83%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.31%
1926 +1.13%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.35%
1922 +2.43%
1921 +12.12%
1920 −2.58%
1919 −12.70%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.38%
1916 −11.16%
1915 −1.94%
1914 −0.99%
1913 −2.00%