All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VUG total return snapshot: VUG returned +11.29% over the past year and +8.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VUG is up +1,271.93% in nominal total return, or +12.22%/yr, and is currently −5.08% below its total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUG × |
+1,271.93%
+12.22%/yr |
+12.99%/yr
R2=0.945 |
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| Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VUG × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$137,193.41
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VUG × | +8.49% | +11.29% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VUG × |
−5.08%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−50.67%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUG × | +11.29% |
+36.78% +16.95%/yr |
+90.27% +23.92%/yr |
+79.72% +12.44%/yr |
+417.99% +17.88%/yr |
| Year | VUG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.49% |
| 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% |
