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 +14.72% over the past year and +13.31% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VB is up +717.45% in nominal total return, or +9.70%/yr, and is currently −6.13% below its total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VB
×
+717.45%
+9.70%/yr
+9.96%/yr
R2=0.943
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
VB
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$81,745.15
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
VB
×
+13.31% +14.72%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VB
×
−6.13%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-14 peak
−59.57%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-07-13 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VB
×
+14.72% +25.93%
+12.22%/yr
+61.68%
+17.37%/yr
+40.36%
+7.02%/yr
+178.09%
+10.77%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VB
2026 (YTD) +13.31%
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%