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

Total Real Returns

VTEB: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VTEB total return snapshot: VTEB returned +4.25% over the past year and +0.19% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 2015, VTEB is up +27.71% in nominal total return, or +2.25%/yr, and is currently −1.98% below its total-return high on Jul. 6, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTEB
×
+27.71%
+2.25%/yr
+1.96%/yr
R2=0.763
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value
End
Value
VTEB
×
$10,000.00
2015-08-25
$12,771.13
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
VTEB
×
+0.19% +4.25%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTEB
×
−1.98%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-07-06 peak
−17.00%
on 2020-03-19
from 2020-03-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTEB
×
+4.25% +4.13%
+2.04%/yr
+10.45%
+3.37%/yr
+2.91%
+0.57%/yr
+19.88%
+1.83%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTEB
2026 (YTD) +0.19%
2025 +3.72%
2024 +1.31%
2023 +6.15%
2022 −7.99%
2021 +1.14%
2020 +5.19%
2019 +7.35%
2018 +1.05%
2017 +4.86%
2016 +0.18%
2015 +2.44%