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

Total Real Returns

VDE: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VDE total return snapshot: VDE returned +46.83% over the past year and +44.99% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VDE is up +522.45% in nominal total return, or +8.68%/yr, and is currently −2.86% below its total-return high on Sep. 15, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VDE
×
+522.45%
+8.68%/yr
+4.28%/yr
R2=0.518
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Start
Value
End
Value
VDE
×
$10,000.00
2004-09-29
$62,245.41
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
VDE
×
+44.99% +46.83%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VDE
×
−2.86%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-09-15 peak
−74.16%
on 2020-03-18
from 2014-06-23 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VDE
×
+46.83% +56.06%
+24.92%/yr
+52.35%
+15.07%/yr
+208.50%
+25.27%/yr
+173.82%
+10.60%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VDE
2026 (YTD) +44.99%
2025 +7.11%
2024 +6.75%
2023 +0.03%
2022 +62.89%
2021 +56.31%
2020 −33.02%
2019 +9.47%
2018 −19.95%
2017 −2.50%
2016 +29.17%
2015 −23.22%
2014 −9.91%
2013 +25.83%
2012 +3.39%
2011 +2.81%
2010 +21.07%
2009 +25.54%
2008 −39.58%
2007 +34.64%
2006 +18.99%
2005 +39.10%
2004 +5.31%