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 +37.57% over the past year and +29.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VDE is up +456.68% in nominal total return, or +8.23%/yr, and is currently −8.26% below its total-return high on Mar. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jun. 12, 2026

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
VDE × 		+29.66%
2026-06-12 		+37.57%
2026-06-12
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Returns

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VDE × 		+456.68%
+8.23%/yr 		+4.12%/yr
(R2=0.500)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Start
Value 		End
Value
VDE × 		$10,000.00
2004-09-29 		$55,667.95
2026-06-12
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Annual Returns

Year VDE
2026 (YTD) +29.66%
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%

Drawdowns

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VDE × 		−8.26%
from 2026-03-27 peak 		−74.16%
2020-03-18
from 2014-06-23 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-12 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
VDE × 		+37.57% +37.17%
+17.12%/yr 		+59.86%
+16.93%/yr 		+149.32%
+20.05%/yr 		+144.34%
+9.35%/yr
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