All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XAR real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XAR returned +2.42% over the past year and −4.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2011, XAR is up +655.93% in real purchasing-power return, or +14.45%/yr, and is currently −20.80% below its real total-return high on Jan. 16, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 24, 2026
| Thu 2011-09-29💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAR × |
+655.93%
+14.45%/yr |
+11.80%/yr
R2=0.891 |
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| Thu 2011-09-29💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XAR × |
$10,000.00
2011-09-29 |
$75,593.36
2026-09-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XAR × | −4.07% | +2.42% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XAR × |
−20.80%
on 2026-09-24 from 2026-01-16 peak |
−46.37%
on 2020-03-23 from 2020-02-12 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XAR × | +2.42% |
+45.82% +20.76%/yr |
+100.10% +26.01%/yr |
+67.23% +10.83%/yr |
+219.54% +12.32%/yr |
| Year | XAR |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.07% |
| 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% |
