All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
XLG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, XLG returned +10.83% over the past year and +2.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 10, 2005, XLG is up +481.35% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.61%/yr, and is currently −2.99% below its real total-return high on Jun. 1, 2026.
Data ending Mon Aug. 31, 2026
| Tue 2005-05-10💬 to Mon 2026-08-31 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLG × |
+481.35%
+8.61%/yr |
+9.41%/yr
R2=0.901 |
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| Tue 2005-05-10💬 to Mon 2026-08-31 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| XLG × |
$10,000.00
2005-05-10 |
$58,135.23
2026-08-31 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| XLG × | +2.40% | +10.83% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| XLG × |
−2.99%
on 2026-08-31 from 2026-06-01 peak |
−53.22%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-31 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLG × | +10.83% |
+28.16% +13.21%/yr |
+63.69% +17.85%/yr |
+53.88% +9.00%/yr |
+235.01% +12.85%/yr |
| Year | XLG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.40% |
| 2025 | +16.40% |
| 2024 | +29.75% |
| 2023 | +33.69% |
| 2022 | −28.89% |
| 2021 | +22.17% |
| 2020 | +22.48% |
| 2019 | +29.09% |
| 2018 | −5.39% |
| 2017 | +20.49% |
| 2016 | +9.01% |
| 2015 | +3.46% |
| 2014 | +10.54% |
| 2013 | +26.85% |
| 2012 | +13.40% |
| 2011 | +1.19% |
| 2010 | +7.68% |
| 2009 | +17.14% |
| 2008 | −33.84% |
| 2007 | +0.38% |
| 2006 | +15.16% |
| 2005 | +2.57% |
