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

Total Real Returns

VDC: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VDC total return snapshot: VDC returned +6.32% over the past year and +6.63% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VDC is up +636.40% in nominal total return, or +9.20%/yr, and is currently −7.76% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VDC
×
+636.40%
+9.20%/yr
+10.08%/yr
R2=0.980
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Start
Value
End
Value
VDC
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$73,639.65
2026-10-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-07

  YTD YoY
VDC
×
+6.63% +6.32%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VDC
×
−7.76%
on 2026-10-07
from 2026-02-27 peak
−34.24%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-12-10 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VDC
×
+6.32% +8.80%
+4.31%/yr
+34.73%
+10.45%/yr
+36.89%
+6.48%/yr
+110.73%
+7.74%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VDC
2026 (YTD) +6.63%
2025 +2.17%
2024 +13.30%
2023 +2.39%
2022 −1.79%
2021 +17.64%
2020 +10.86%
2019 +26.11%
2018 −7.79%
2017 +11.85%
2016 +6.29%
2015 +5.83%
2014 +16.01%
2013 +28.03%
2012 +11.04%
2011 +13.62%
2010 +14.63%
2009 +16.56%
2008 −16.58%
2007 +12.67%
2006 +15.86%
2005 +3.76%
2004 +9.92%