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

Total Real Returns

VGSH: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VGSH total return snapshot: VGSH returned +1.67% over the past year and +0.57% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is up +26.00% in nominal total return, or +1.38%/yr, and is currently −0.69% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.

Data ending Mon Sep. 21, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VGSH × 		+26.00%
+1.38%/yr 		+1.16%/yr
R2=0.857
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 Start
Value 		End
Value
VGSH × 		$10,000.00
2009-11-23 		$12,600.44
2026-09-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-21

  YTD YoY
VGSH × 		+0.57% +1.67%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VGSH × 		−0.69%
on 2026-09-21
from 2026-08-25 peak 		−5.70%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-04-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VGSH × 		+1.67% +5.55%
+2.74%/yr 		+12.94%
+4.14%/yr 		+9.48%
+1.83%/yr 		+18.71%
+1.73%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VGSH
2026 (YTD) +0.57%
2025 +5.08%
2024 +4.01%
2023 +4.31%
2022 −3.86%
2021 −0.60%
2020 +3.04%
2019 +3.52%
2018 +1.55%
2017 +0.04%
2016 +1.10%
2015 +0.51%
2014 +0.46%
2013 +0.32%
2012 +0.38%
2011 +1.47%
2010 +2.29%
2009 −0.52%