All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VPU total return snapshot: VPU returned +6.03% over the past year and +5.00% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VPU is up +703.34% in nominal total return, or +9.69%/yr, and is currently −5.63% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
+703.34%
+9.69%/yr |
+9.17%/yr
R2=0.961 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$80,334.02
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VPU × | +5.00% | +6.03% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VPU × |
−5.63%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−46.31%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU × | +6.03% |
+26.50% +12.47%/yr |
+51.21% +14.78%/yr |
+49.26% +8.34%/yr |
+136.23% +8.98%/yr |
| Year | VPU |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.00% |
| 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% |
