All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

VB: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VB total return snapshot: VB returned +20.08% over the past year and +16.76% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VB is up +742.28% in nominal total return, or +9.89%/yr, and is currently −3.28% below its total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.

Data ending Mon Aug. 31, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-08-31 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VB
×
+742.28%
+9.89%/yr
+9.95%/yr
R2=0.942
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-08-31 Start
Value
End
Value
VB
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$84,228.22
2026-08-31

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-31

  YTD YoY
VB
×
+16.76% +20.08%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VB
×
−3.28%
on 2026-08-31
from 2026-08-14 peak
−59.57%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-13 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-08-31 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VB
×
+20.08% +31.73%
+14.78%/yr
+55.40%
+15.83%/yr
+42.41%
+7.33%/yr
+183.66%
+10.99%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VB
2026 (YTD) +16.76%
2025 +8.87%
2024 +14.17%
2023 +18.22%
2022 −17.51%
2021 +17.57%
2020 +19.19%
2019 +27.34%
2018 −9.34%
2017 +16.26%
2016 +18.43%
2015 −3.76%
2014 +7.63%
2013 +37.71%
2012 +18.28%
2011 −2.78%
2010 +28.12%
2009 +36.60%
2008 −36.18%
2007 +1.37%
2006 +15.77%
2005 +7.23%
2004 +15.89%