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

Total Real Returns

VNQ: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VNQ total return snapshot: VNQ returned +1.98% over the past year and +4.02% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VNQ is up +362.99% in nominal total return, or +7.21%/yr, and is currently −10.57% below its total-return high on Jul. 28, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 2, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VNQ
×
+362.99%
+7.21%/yr
+7.43%/yr
R2=0.859
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VNQ
×
$10,000.00
2004-09-29
$46,299.41
2026-10-02

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-02

  YTD YoY
VNQ
×
+4.02% +1.98%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VNQ
×
−10.57%
on 2026-10-02
from 2026-07-28 peak
−73.07%
on 2009-03-06
from 2007-02-07 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VNQ
×
+1.98% +0.15%
+0.07%/yr
+35.56%
+10.67%/yr
+5.33%
+1.04%/yr
+53.65%
+4.39%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VNQ
2026 (YTD) +4.02%
2025 +3.24%
2024 +4.81%
2023 +11.85%
2022 −26.25%
2021 +40.54%
2020 −4.61%
2019 +28.91%
2018 −6.03%
2017 +4.90%
2016 +8.57%
2015 +2.43%
2014 +30.40%
2013 +2.30%
2012 +17.63%
2011 +8.64%
2010 +28.39%
2009 +30.13%
2008 −36.98%
2007 −16.52%
2006 +35.28%
2005 +11.94%
2004 +16.00%