What is the Russell 3000 YTD return in 2026?
The Russell 3000 is up +13.73% year to date with dividends reinvested (total return through Sep 4, 2026), or +13.25% on price alone — dividends have added 0.48 points so far. IWV started the year at $386.85 and closed at $438.10. That makes 2026 the 8th best start in 26 years of data through this date.
Price return vs total return#
Total return assumes distributions are reinvested; price return measures only the change in the ETF's share price. The 0.48 percentage-point gap is the contribution from dividends so far this year.
2026 YTD daily chart#
Daily IWV price since the final market close of 2025. Hover for the close, price YTD, total return YTD with dividends reinvested, and that day's price move.
- Total-return high
- +15.0% · Aug 13, 2026
- Total-return low
- -6.8% · Mar 30, 2026
- Max drawdown YTD
- -8.9%
- All-time-high closes
- 28 days
How 2026 compares with previous years#
Every year is measured through Sep 4 — the same calendar date as the current result — so the comparison is not skewed by full-year outcomes.
Years that looked like this one
The five closest starts to 2026's +13.7%, each traced through its full year — labels show how each finished. 2026's path so far is the bold line.
2012 (+13.1% then → finished +16.4%) · 2024 (+15.1% then → finished +23.5%) · 2009 (+15.9% then → finished +28.2%) · 2017 (+11.3% then → finished +21.0%) · 2025 (+11.1% then → finished +17.0%).
Every year's YTD return through the same date#
Ranked by total return through Sep 4, with each completed calendar year's final return alongside it.
Best starts
| Year | YTD then | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +20.9% | +25.5% |
| 2003 | +20.1% | +30.7% |
| 2023 | +18.2% | +25.8% |
| 2019 | +18.1% | +30.7% |
| 2013 | +18.1% | +33.0% |
Worst starts
| Year | YTD then | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -20.9% | -21.6% |
| 2022 | -17.7% | -19.3% |
| 2008 | -13.5% | -37.2% |
| 2001 | -13.0% | -11.5% |
| 2011 | -6.3% | +0.8% |
| Rank | Year | YTD through this date | Full-year return |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2021 | +20.9% | +25.5% |
| 2 | 2003 | +20.1% | +30.7% |
| 3 | 2023 | +18.2% | +25.8% |
| 4 | 2019 | +18.1% | +30.7% |
| 5 | 2013 | +18.1% | +33.0% |
| 6 | 2009 | +15.9% | +28.2% |
| 7 | 2024 | +15.1% | +23.5% |
| 8 | 2026 (now) | +13.7% | — |
| 9 | 2012 | +13.1% | +16.4% |
| 10 | 2017 | +11.3% | +21.0% |
| 11 | 2025 | +11.1% | +17.0% |
| 12 | 2018 | +10.0% | -5.4% |
| 13 | 2014 | +8.8% | +12.4% |
| 14 | 2016 | +8.5% | +12.6% |
| 15 | 2020 | +6.8% | +20.5% |
| 16 | 2006 | +6.0% | +15.7% |
| 17 | 2007 | +5.9% | +4.6% |
| 18 | 2005 | +2.9% | +6.1% |
| 19 | 2004 | +1.1% | +11.7% |
| 20 | 2010 | +0.9% | +16.9% |
| 21 | 2015 | -5.1% | +0.3% |
| 22 | 2011 | -6.3% | +0.8% |
| 23 | 2001 | -13.0% | -11.5% |
| 24 | 2008 | -13.5% | -37.2% |
| 25 | 2022 | -17.7% | -19.3% |
| 26 | 2002 | -20.9% | -21.6% |
2026 monthly YTD chart#
Each bar is one calendar month's total return; the current month runs through Sep 4, 2026.
2026 YTD return by month#
Monthly total return and the compounded year-to-date result after each month.
| Month | Monthly return | Cumulative YTD |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | +1.5% | +1.5% |
| Feb | -0.5% | +1.0% |
| Mar | -4.9% | -4.0% |
| Apr | +10.1% | +5.7% |
| May | +5.1% | +11.1% |
| Jun | -0.3% | +10.7% |
| Jul | -0.4% | +10.3% |
| Aug | +2.7% | +13.2% |
| Sep | +0.4% | +13.7% |
Notes & related#
Returns are computed from IWV (the Russell 3000 ETF): total return uses dividend-adjusted closes, price return uses split-adjusted closes only. “YTD through the same date” compares each year at the identical month-day, so early-year rankings aren't skewed by full-year outcomes. Data updates after each market close.
Keep going: Russell 3000 returns by year, monthly returns, or the drawdown record.
More on Russell 3000
- Returns by year+13.7%
- Monthly returns+0.4%
- Weekly returns+0.1%
- Trailing returns+19.7%
- Drawdown from high−1.1%