All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VHT total return snapshot: VHT returned +17.86% over the past year and −0.93% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VHT is up +676.81% in nominal total return, or +9.61%/yr, and is currently −4.06% below its total-return high on Jan. 7, 2026.
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 |
YTD
Return |
1 Year
Return |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
−0.93%
2026-06-05 |
+17.86%
2026-06-05 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
+676.81%
+9.61%/yr |
+11.72%/yr
(R2=0.952) |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$77,681.45
2026-06-05 |
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| Year | VHT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −0.93% |
| 2025 | +15.46% |
| 2024 | +2.66% |
| 2023 | +2.52% |
| 2022 | −5.60% |
| 2021 | +20.57% |
| 2020 | +18.29% |
| 2019 | +21.87% |
| 2018 | +5.58% |
| 2017 | +23.26% |
| 2016 | −3.21% |
| 2015 | +7.12% |
| 2014 | +25.50% |
| 2013 | +42.68% |
| 2012 | +19.02% |
| 2011 | +10.72% |
| 2010 | +5.60% |
| 2009 | +21.82% |
| 2008 | −23.34% |
| 2007 | +7.87% |
| 2006 | +6.54% |
| 2005 | +8.20% |
| 2004 | +0.73% |
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 |
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
−4.06%
from 2026-01-07 peak |
−39.12%
2009-03-05 from 2007-12-10 peak |
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| Period ending Fri 2026-06-05 |
1
Year |
2
Years |
3
Years |
5
Years |
10
Years |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × | +17.86% |
+10.20% +4.98%/yr |
+23.11% +7.18%/yr |
+28.71% +5.17%/yr |
+150.19% +9.60%/yr |
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