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

Total Real Returns

VSS: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VSS total return snapshot: VSS returned +19.66% over the past year and +13.18% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 6, 2009, VSS is up +397.79% in nominal total return, or +9.66%/yr, and is currently −0.28% below its total-return high on May 11, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-04-06💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VSS
×
+397.79%
+9.66%/yr
+5.76%/yr
R2=0.867
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2009-04-06💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value
End
Value
VSS
×
$10,000.00
2009-04-06
$49,779.40
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
VSS
×
+13.18% +19.66%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VSS
×
−0.28%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-05-11 peak
−43.51%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VSS
×
+19.66% +43.19%
+19.66%/yr
+59.34%
+16.80%/yr
+32.35%
+5.77%/yr
+116.98%
+8.05%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VSS
2026 (YTD) +13.18%
2025 +29.62%
2024 +2.93%
2023 +15.57%
2022 −21.48%
2021 +13.05%
2020 +11.81%
2019 +21.37%
2018 −18.48%
2017 +30.61%
2016 +4.24%
2015 −0.00%
2014 −5.06%
2013 +16.58%
2012 +20.74%
2011 −19.62%
2010 +25.61%
2009 +58.12%