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

Total Real Returns

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

XAR real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XAR returned +29.50% over the past year and +17.45% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2011, XAR is up +825.52% in real purchasing-power return, or +16.14%/yr, and is currently −3.03% below its real total-return high on Jan. 16, 2026.

Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2011-09-29💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
XAR × 		+825.52%
+16.14%/yr 		+11.76%/yr
R2=0.888
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2011-09-29💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 Start
Value 		End
Value
XAR × 		$10,000.00
2011-09-29 		$92,551.72
2026-08-13

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-13

  YTD YoY
XAR × 		+17.45% +29.50%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
XAR × 		−3.03%
on 2026-08-13
from 2026-01-16 peak 		−46.37%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
XAR × 		+29.50% +88.37%
+37.25%/yr 		+122.36%
+30.52%/yr 		+99.39%
+14.80%/yr 		+287.83%
+14.52%/yr

Annual Returns

Year XAR
2026 (YTD) +17.45%
2025 +42.35%
2024 +19.86%
2023 +19.78%
2022 −10.79%
2021 −4.42%
2020 +4.75%
2019 +36.22%
2018 −6.37%
2017 +30.24%
2016 +18.78%
2015 −1.69%
2014 +10.75%
2013 +58.78%
2012 +12.82%
2011 +12.17%