All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VIG total return snapshot: VIG returned +18.58% over the past year and +12.15% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 27, 2006, VIG is up +629.96% in nominal total return, or +10.28%/yr, and is currently −0.86% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Thu 2006-04-27💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIG × |
+629.96%
+10.28%/yr |
+11.11%/yr
R2=0.962 |
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| Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2006-04-27💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VIG × |
$10,000.00
2006-04-27 |
$72,996.10
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VIG × | +12.15% | +18.58% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VIG × |
−0.86%
on 2026-08-18 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−46.81%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIG × | +18.58% |
+32.44% +15.08%/yr |
+60.75% +17.14%/yr |
+67.10% +10.81%/yr |
+244.75% +13.17%/yr |
| Year | VIG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +12.15% |
| 2025 | +14.17% |
| 2024 | +16.99% |
| 2023 | +14.51% |
| 2022 | −9.81% |
| 2021 | +23.76% |
| 2020 | +15.43% |
| 2019 | +29.62% |
| 2018 | −2.08% |
| 2017 | +22.22% |
| 2016 | +11.96% |
| 2015 | −1.94% |
| 2014 | +10.08% |
| 2013 | +28.87% |
| 2012 | +11.65% |
| 2011 | +6.16% |
| 2010 | +14.74% |
| 2009 | +19.58% |
| 2008 | −26.69% |
| 2007 | +5.63% |
| 2006 | +8.55% |
