All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VPU total return snapshot: VPU returned +5.51% over the past year and +2.05% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VPU is up +680.80% in nominal total return, or +9.52%/yr, and is currently −8.28% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
+680.80%
+9.52%/yr |
+9.18%/yr
R2=0.961 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$78,079.83
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VPU × | +2.05% | +5.51% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
−8.28%
on 2026-09-04 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−46.31%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU × | +5.51% |
+18.77% +8.98%/yr |
+50.33% +14.55%/yr |
+43.46% +7.48%/yr |
+134.78% +8.91%/yr |
| Year | VPU |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.05% |
| 2025 | +16.46% |
| 2024 | +23.04% |
| 2023 | −7.45% |
| 2022 | +1.06% |
| 2021 | +17.40% |
| 2020 | −0.73% |
| 2019 | +24.89% |
| 2018 | +4.38% |
| 2017 | +12.44% |
| 2016 | +17.58% |
| 2015 | −4.81% |
| 2014 | +27.00% |
| 2013 | +14.90% |
| 2012 | +1.85% |
| 2011 | +18.99% |
| 2010 | +7.06% |
| 2009 | +11.31% |
| 2008 | −27.95% |
| 2007 | +16.99% |
| 2006 | +21.66% |
| 2005 | +14.56% |
| 2004 | +20.60% |
