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

Total Real Returns

VWO: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VWO total return snapshot: VWO returned +8.89% over the past year and +8.28% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 10, 2005, VWO is up +306.28% in nominal total return, or +6.70%/yr, and is currently −5.37% below its total-return high on Sep. 4, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWO
×
+306.28%
+6.70%/yr
+4.36%/yr
R2=0.731
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VWO
×
$10,000.00
2005-03-10
$40,628.44
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
VWO
×
+8.28% +8.89%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWO
×
−5.37%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-09-04 peak
−67.68%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VWO
×
+8.89% +29.42%
+13.76%/yr
+60.65%
+17.12%/yr
+29.98%
+5.38%/yr
+104.96%
+7.44%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VWO
2026 (YTD) +8.28%
2025 +25.61%
2024 +10.59%
2023 +9.27%
2022 −17.98%
2021 +1.26%
2020 +15.18%
2019 +20.75%
2018 −14.76%
2017 +31.49%
2016 +12.17%
2015 −15.82%
2014 −0.04%
2013 −4.94%
2012 +19.21%
2011 −18.74%
2010 +19.47%
2009 +76.31%
2008 −52.46%
2007 +37.31%
2006 +29.37%
2005 +23.52%