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 −2.28% over the past year and −3.47% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 2015, VTEB is up +23.05% in nominal total return, or +1.88%/yr, and is currently −5.56% below its total-return high on Jul. 6, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTEB
×
+23.05%
+1.88%/yr
+1.94%/yr
R2=0.764
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
VTEB
×
$10,000.00
2015-08-25
$12,304.68
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
VTEB
×
−3.47% −2.28%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTEB
×
−5.56%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-07-06 peak
−17.00%
on 2020-03-19
from 2020-03-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTEB
×
−2.28% −0.22%
−0.11%/yr
+9.14%
+2.96%/yr
−0.01%
−0.00%/yr
+16.58%
+1.55%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTEB
2026 (YTD) −3.47%
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%