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 +1.06% 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

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Mon 2026-10-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VCSH
×
+59.46%
+2.81%/yr
+2.44%/yr
R2=0.949
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

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

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-05

  YTD YoY
VCSH
×
−0.02% +1.06%

Drawdowns

  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

Rolling Returns

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

Annual Returns

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%