All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VPU total return snapshot: VPU returned −5.92% over the past year and +0.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VPU is up +669.77% in nominal total return, or +9.40%/yr, and is currently −9.57% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
+669.77%
+9.40%/yr |
+9.17%/yr
R2=0.962 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$76,976.64
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VPU × | +0.61% | −5.92% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
−9.57%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−46.31%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU × | −5.92% |
+8.97% +4.39%/yr |
+54.17% +15.52%/yr |
+47.83% +8.13%/yr |
+138.31% +9.07%/yr |
| Year | VPU |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.61% |
| 2025 | +16.46% |
| 2024 | +23.04% |
| 2023 | −7.45% |
| 2022 | +1.06% |
| 2021 | +17.40% |
| 2020 | −0.74% |
| 2019 | +24.89% |
| 2018 | +4.38% |
| 2017 | +12.44% |
| 2016 | +17.58% |
| 2015 | −4.81% |
| 2014 | +27.00% |
| 2013 | +14.90% |
| 2012 | +1.84% |
| 2011 | +18.99% |
| 2010 | +7.06% |
| 2009 | +11.31% |
| 2008 | −27.95% |
| 2007 | +16.99% |
| 2006 | +21.66% |
| 2005 | +14.56% |
| 2004 | +20.60% |
