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 +15.43% over the past year and +5.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VUG is up +1,235.49% in nominal total return, or +12.22%/yr, and is currently −5.00% below its total-return high on Jun. 1, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jul. 22, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-07-22 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+1,235.49%
+12.22%/yr
+12.91%/yr
R2=0.943
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-07-22 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$133,549.47
2026-07-22

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-22

  YTD YoY
VUG
×
+5.61% +15.43%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−5.00%
on 2026-07-22
from 2026-06-01 peak
−50.68%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-22 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VUG
×
+15.43% +37.66%
+17.33%/yr
+81.86%
+22.06%/yr
+79.04%
+12.35%/yr
+399.73%
+17.46%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VUG
2026 (YTD) +5.61%
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%