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

Total Real Returns

VUG: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VUG total return snapshot: VUG returned +19.65% over the past year and +6.21% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VUG is up +1,243.13% in nominal total return, or +12.29%/yr, and is currently −4.46% below its total-return high on Jun. 1, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jul. 1, 2026

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VUG
×
+6.21%
2026-07-01
+19.65%
2026-07-01
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+1,243.13%
+12.29%/yr
+12.89%/yr
(R2=0.943)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$134,313.24
2026-07-01
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG
2026 (YTD) +6.21%
2025 +19.40%
2024 +32.69%
2023 +46.83%
2022 −33.16%
2021 +27.35%
2020 +40.25%
2019 +37.03%
2018 −3.32%
2017 +27.72%
2016 +6.27%
2015 +3.24%
2014 +13.61%
2013 +32.48%
2012 +17.01%
2011 +1.82%
2010 +17.22%
2009 +38.98%
2008 −38.02%
2007 +12.52%
2006 +9.19%
2005 +5.02%
2004 +4.99%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−4.46%
from 2026-06-01 peak
−50.68%
2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-01 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VUG
×
+19.65% +38.52%
+17.70%/yr
+85.49%
+22.87%/yr
+84.92%
+13.08%/yr
+421.12%
+17.95%/yr
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund