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

Total Real Returns

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

USSTOCKS real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, USSTOCKS returned +16.89% over the past year and +9.90% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 31, 1926, USSTOCKS is up +91,204.04% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.08%/yr, and is currently −1.70% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Tue Aug. 25, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 1926-12-31💬 to Tue 2026-08-25 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
USSTOCKS × 		+91,204.04%
+7.08%/yr 		+6.88%/yr
R2=0.974
⭐ U.S. Total Stock Market 💬 Reference Data

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 1926-12-31💬 to Tue 2026-08-25 Start
Value 		End
Value
USSTOCKS × 		$10,000.00
1926-12-31 		$9,130,403.79
2026-08-25

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-25

  YTD YoY
USSTOCKS × 		+9.90% +16.89%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
USSTOCKS × 		−1.70%
on 2026-08-25
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−79.52%
on 1932-06-01
from 1929-09-03 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-08-25 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
USSTOCKS × 		+16.89% +31.35%
+14.61%/yr 		+65.17%
+18.21%/yr 		+43.38%
+7.47%/yr 		+187.04%
+11.12%/yr

Annual Returns

Year USSTOCKS
2026 (YTD) +9.90%
2025 +14.08%
2024 +20.34%
2023 +22.05%
2022 −24.36%
2021 +17.51%
2020 +19.28%
2019 +27.95%
2018 −6.97%
2017 +18.72%
2016 +10.41%
2015 −0.23%
2014 +11.87%
2013 +31.52%
2012 +14.46%
2011 −1.64%
2010 +15.47%
2009 +25.14%
2008 −36.85%
2007 +1.32%
2006 +12.84%
2005 +2.60%
2004 +9.41%
2003 +29.08%
2002 −22.55%
2001 −12.20%
2000 −13.40%
1999 +20.70%
1998 +21.55%
1997 +28.32%
1996 +17.06%
1995 +31.85%
1994 −2.86%
1993 +8.50%
1992 +5.89%
1991 +30.81%
1990 −11.44%
1989 +23.14%
1988 +13.00%
1987 −2.67%
1986 +15.15%
1985 +27.77%
1984 −0.10%
1983 +18.08%
1982 +16.98%
1981 −11.18%
1980 +18.43%
1979 +8.95%
1978 −0.69%
1977 −9.19%
1976 +21.09%
1975 +29.36%
1974 −35.73%
1973 −25.79%
1972 +13.08%
1971 +12.49%
1970 −5.19%
1969 −16.15%
1968 +8.97%
1967 +24.92%
1966 −11.86%
1965 +12.28%
1964 +14.96%
1963 +19.00%
1962 −11.37%
1961 +26.09%
1960 −0.16%
1959 +10.84%
1958 +42.47%
1957 −12.54%
1956 +5.21%
1955 +24.87%
1954 +51.43%
1953 −0.03%
1952 +12.62%
1951 +13.82%
1950 +22.83%
1949 +22.75%
1948 −1.10%
1947 −4.96%
1946 −20.76%
1945 +35.66%
1944 +18.64%
1943 +24.63%
1942 +6.84%
1941 −18.63%
1940 −7.86%
1939 +2.51%
1938 +31.83%
1937 −36.54%
1936 +30.27%
1935 +40.80%
1934 +1.72%
1933 +55.61%
1932 +1.80%
1931 −37.99%
1930 −23.86%
1929 −15.35%
1928 +40.71%
1927 +35.65%