What if you invested $1,000 in High Yield Bond (HYG) in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
HYG · Bond · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionHigh Yield Bond (HYG) turned $1,000 into $2,337 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $1,527, which works out to a +2.6% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$2,337
+133.7% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$1,527
+52.7% real total return
Real annualized return
+2.6%
vs. +5.4% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in High Yield Bond (HYG) since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,159 | $1,113 |
| 2012 | $1,235 | $1,162 |
| 2013 | $1,356 | $1,250 |
| 2014 | $1,435 | $1,304 |
| 2015 | $1,467 | $1,332 |
| 2016 | $1,361 | $1,219 |
| 2017 | $1,583 | $1,387 |
| 2018 | $1,665 | $1,415 |
| 2019 | $1,711 | $1,420 |
| 2020 | $1,851 | $1,513 |
| 2021 | $1,936 | $1,506 |
| 2022 | $1,963 | $1,398 |
| 2023 | $1,861 | $1,277 |
| 2024 | $2,004 | $1,336 |
| 2025 | $2,191 | $1,432 |
| 2026 | $2,361 | $1,543 |
Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2010 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.