All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VYM total return snapshot: VYM returned +21.39% over the past year and +15.86% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 16, 2006, VYM is up +493.66% in nominal total return, or +9.42%/yr, and is currently −1.64% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 2, 2026
| Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
+493.66%
+9.42%/yr |
+10.64%/yr
R2=0.947 |
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| Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
$10,000.00
2006-11-16 |
$59,366.41
2026-09-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VYM × | +15.86% | +21.39% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
−1.64%
on 2026-09-02 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−56.98%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM × | +21.39% |
+35.90% +16.58%/yr |
+65.33% +18.25%/yr |
+76.09% +11.98%/yr |
+204.03% +11.76%/yr |
| Year | VYM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +15.86% |
| 2025 | +15.43% |
| 2024 | +17.60% |
| 2023 | +6.59% |
| 2022 | −0.45% |
| 2021 | +26.20% |
| 2020 | +1.15% |
| 2019 | +24.06% |
| 2018 | −5.92% |
| 2017 | +16.42% |
| 2016 | +17.04% |
| 2015 | +0.28% |
| 2014 | +13.54% |
| 2013 | +30.08% |
| 2012 | +12.69% |
| 2011 | +10.55% |
| 2010 | +14.22% |
| 2009 | +17.19% |
| 2008 | −31.92% |
| 2007 | +1.37% |
| 2006 | +2.83% |
