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

Total Real Returns

VOX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VOX total return snapshot: VOX returned −1.38% over the past year and −5.89% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VOX is up +502.19% in nominal total return, or +8.48%/yr, and is currently −9.06% below its total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VOX
×
+502.19%
+8.48%/yr
+7.73%/yr
R2=0.894
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value
End
Value
VOX
×
$10,000.00
2004-09-29
$60,219.04
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
VOX
×
−5.89% −1.38%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VOX
×
−9.06%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-01-29 peak
−57.18%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-07-16 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VOX
×
−1.38% +27.14%
+12.76%/yr
+75.41%
+20.60%/yr
+34.64%
+6.13%/yr
+129.40%
+8.66%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VOX
2026 (YTD) −5.89%
2025 +26.27%
2024 +33.12%
2023 +44.81%
2022 −38.85%
2021 +13.83%
2020 +29.12%
2019 +28.03%
2018 −16.75%
2017 −5.50%
2016 +22.78%
2015 +2.70%
2014 +4.03%
2013 +24.28%
2012 +16.56%
2011 −2.16%
2010 +19.54%
2009 +29.49%
2008 −38.57%
2007 +5.11%
2006 +36.69%
2005 +2.01%
2004 +12.08%