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 +14.30% over the past year and +12.72% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 10, 2005, VWO is up +322.96% in nominal total return, or +6.92%/yr, and is currently −1.96% below its total-return high on Sep. 4, 2026.

Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWO
×
+322.96%
+6.92%/yr
+4.34%/yr
R2=0.728
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 Start
Value
End
Value
VWO
×
$10,000.00
2005-03-10
$42,296.33
2026-09-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-23

  YTD YoY
VWO
×
+12.72% +14.30%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWO
×
−1.96%
on 2026-09-23
from 2026-09-04 peak
−67.68%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VWO
×
+14.30% +39.86%
+18.26%/yr
+65.81%
+18.36%/yr
+37.57%
+6.59%/yr
+111.28%
+7.77%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VWO
2026 (YTD) +12.72%
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%