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 +4.38% over the past year and +7.73% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VNQ is up +379.54% in nominal total return, or +7.36%/yr, and is currently −7.39% below its total-return high on Jul. 28, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VNQ
×
+379.54%
+7.36%/yr
+7.42%/yr
R2=0.860
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value
End
Value
VNQ
×
$10,000.00
2004-09-29
$47,953.85
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
VNQ
×
+7.73% +4.38%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VNQ
×
−7.39%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-07-28 peak
−73.07%
on 2009-03-06
from 2007-02-07 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VNQ
×
+4.38% +3.73%
+1.85%/yr
+45.45%
+13.30%/yr
+3.26%
+0.64%/yr
+65.36%
+5.16%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VNQ
2026 (YTD) +7.73%
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 +30.14%
2008 −36.98%
2007 −16.52%
2006 +35.28%
2005 +11.94%
2004 +16.00%