All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VCSH total return snapshot: VCSH returned +1.06% over the past year and −0.02% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VCSH is up +59.46% in nominal total return, or +2.81%/yr, and is currently −1.38% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 5, 2026
| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCSH × |
+59.46%
+2.81%/yr |
+2.44%/yr
R2=0.949 |
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| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VCSH × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-23 |
$15,946.10
2026-10-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VCSH × | −0.02% | +1.06% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VCSH × |
−1.38%
on 2026-10-05 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−12.86%
on 2020-03-19 from 2020-03-05 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCSH × | +1.06% |
+6.83% +3.36%/yr |
+16.86% +5.33%/yr |
+11.45% +2.19%/yr |
+28.66% +2.55%/yr |
| Year | VCSH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −0.02% |
| 2025 | +6.77% |
| 2024 | +4.92% |
| 2023 | +6.20% |
| 2022 | −5.62% |
| 2021 | −0.63% |
| 2020 | +5.13% |
| 2019 | +7.02% |
| 2018 | +0.92% |
| 2017 | +2.18% |
| 2016 | +2.60% |
| 2015 | +1.26% |
| 2014 | +1.83% |
| 2013 | +1.38% |
| 2012 | +5.57% |
| 2011 | +3.05% |
| 2010 | +5.26% |
| 2009 | +0.32% |