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

Total Real Returns

VCIT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VCIT total return snapshot: VCIT returned −1.37% over the past year and −2.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VCIT is up +94.35% in nominal total return, or +4.03%/yr, and is currently −4.27% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 25, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VCIT
×
+94.35%
+4.03%/yr
+3.56%/yr
R2=0.885
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Start
Value
End
Value
VCIT
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$19,435.23
2026-09-25

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-25

  YTD YoY
VCIT
×
−2.78% −1.37%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VCIT
×
−4.27%
on 2026-09-25
from 2026-02-27 peak
−20.56%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-08-02 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-25 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VCIT
×
−1.37% +3.49%
+1.73%/yr
+18.37%
+5.78%/yr
+1.75%
+0.35%/yr
+26.65%
+2.39%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VCIT
2026 (YTD) −2.78%
2025 +9.34%
2024 +3.20%
2023 +8.98%
2022 −13.98%
2021 −1.76%
2020 +9.46%
2019 +14.10%
2018 −1.73%
2017 +5.31%
2016 +5.26%
2015 +0.92%
2014 +7.66%
2013 −1.90%
2012 +10.53%
2011 +8.96%
2010 +9.97%
2009 +0.18%