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

Total Real Returns

VCSH: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VCSH total return snapshot: VCSH returned +1.43% over the past year and +0.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VCSH is up +60.41% in nominal total return, or +2.82%/yr, and is currently −0.82% below its total-return high on Oct. 30, 2026.

Data ending Fri Nov. 13, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-11-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VCSH
×
+60.41%
+2.82%/yr
+2.44%/yr
R2=0.950
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-11-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VCSH
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$16,040.88
2026-11-13

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-11-13

  YTD YoY
VCSH
×
+0.58% +1.43%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VCSH
×
−0.82%
on 2026-11-13
from 2026-10-30 peak
−12.86%
on 2020-03-19
from 2020-03-05 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-11-13 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VCSH
×
+1.43% +7.91%
+3.88%/yr
+16.53%
+5.23%/yr
+12.84%
+2.45%/yr
+30.22%
+2.68%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VCSH
2026 (YTD) +0.58%
2025 +6.77%
2024 +4.91%
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%