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

Total Real Returns

VHT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VHT total return snapshot: VHT returned +24.45% over the past year and +7.00% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VHT is up +738.95% in nominal total return, or +9.95%/yr, and is currently −0.85% below its total-return high on Jul. 2, 2026.

Data ending Mon Jul. 6, 2026

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-07-06 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
VHT × 		+7.00%
2026-07-06 		+24.45%
2026-07-06
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Returns

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-07-06 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VHT × 		+738.95%
+9.95%/yr 		+11.71%/yr
(R2=0.952)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-07-06 Start
Value 		End
Value
VHT × 		$10,000.00
2004-01-30 		$83,894.83
2026-07-06
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Annual Returns

Year VHT
2026 (YTD) +7.00%
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%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-07-06 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VHT × 		−0.85%
from 2026-07-02 peak 		−39.12%
2009-03-05
from 2007-12-10 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-07-06 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
VHT × 		+24.45% +19.67%
+9.39%/yr 		+33.16%
+10.02%/yr 		+31.52%
+5.63%/yr 		+167.42%
+10.34%/yr
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