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 +4.59% over the past year and +0.64% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VCSH is up +60.53% in nominal total return, or +2.91%/yr, and is currently −0.32% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Wed 2026-06-03 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
VCSH × 		+0.64%
2026-06-03 		+4.59%
2026-06-03
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Returns

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Wed 2026-06-03 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VCSH × 		+60.53%
+2.91%/yr 		+2.41%/yr
(R2=0.947)
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Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Wed 2026-06-03 Start
Value 		End
Value
VCSH × 		$10,000.00
2009-11-23 		$16,052.63
2026-06-03
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Annual Returns

Year VCSH
2026 (YTD) +0.64%
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 +2.17%
2016 +2.60%
2015 +1.26%
2014 +1.83%
2013 +1.38%
2012 +5.57%
2011 +3.05%
2010 +5.26%
2009 +0.32%

Drawdowns

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Wed 2026-06-03 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VCSH × 		−0.32%
from 2026-02-27 peak 		−12.86%
2020-03-19
from 2020-03-05 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-06-03 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
VCSH × 		+4.59% +11.46%
+5.58%/yr 		+17.49%
+5.51%/yr 		+12.30%
+2.35%/yr 		+30.48%
+2.70%/yr
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