VYM,CVX,MRK: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-12-12	YTD Return	TR Price
VYM ×	+16.66% 2025-12-12	5.179 TR 2025-12-12
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	+8.36% 2025-12-12	389.28 TR 2025-12-12
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	+3.73% 2025-12-12	1312.83 TR 2025-12-12
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-12-12	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VYM ×	+417.86% +9.01%/yr	+10.50%/yr (R2=0.941)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	+356.81% +8.29%/yr	+7.68%/yr (R2=0.860)
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	+357.82% +8.30%/yr	+10.82%/yr (R2=0.913)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-12-12	Start Value	End Value
VYM ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$51,786.14 2025-12-12
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$45,681.45 2025-12-12
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$45,781.94 2025-12-12
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	VYM	CVX	MRK
2025 (YTD)	+16.66%	+8.36%	+3.73%
2024	+17.60%	+1.29%	−6.26%
2023	+6.59%	−13.63%	+1.01%
2022	−0.45%	+58.46%	+49.42%
2021	+26.20%	+46.24%	+1.75%
2020	+1.14%	−25.95%	−7.20%
2019	+24.06%	+15.27%	+22.27%
2018	−5.92%	−9.75%	+39.95%
2017	+16.42%	+10.59%	−1.49%
2016	+17.04%	+36.66%	+15.05%
2015	+0.28%	−16.17%	−3.89%
2014	+13.54%	−6.99%	+16.93%
2013	+30.08%	+19.31%	+26.83%
2012	+12.69%	+5.06%	+13.14%
2011	+10.55%	+20.28%	+9.56%
2010	+14.22%	+22.95%	+2.91%
2009	+17.19%	+8.06%	+26.70%
2008	−31.92%	−18.33%	−45.33%
2007	+1.37%	+30.55%	+37.35%
2006	+2.82%	+33.70%	+42.68%
2005	—	+11.54%	+4.04%
2004	—	+25.54%	−27.77%
2003	—	+35.37%	−11.20%
2002	—	−23.09%	−1.21%
2001	—	+9.28%	−35.96%
2000	—	+0.54%	+41.76%
1999	—	+7.35%	−7.48%
1998	—	+11.02%	+41.30%
1997	—	+22.15%	+35.65%
1996	—	+28.51%	+23.94%
1995	—	+22.16%	+76.60%
1994	—	+6.80%	+14.85%
1993	—	+30.63%	−18.33%
1992	—	+5.70%	−20.31%
1991	—	−0.66%	+88.89%
1990	—	+11.81%	+18.95%
1989	—	+55.78%	+37.48%
1988	—	+22.00%	+11.95%
1987	—	−8.65%	+29.98%
1986	—	+26.63%	+84.62%
1985	—	+30.33%	+50.10%
1984	—	+1.79%	+7.69%
1983	—	+8.20%	+10.22%
1982	—	−25.36%	+3.62%
1981	—	−13.82%	+3.06%
1980	—	+76.50%	+21.26%
1979	—	+20.26%	+10.07%
1978	—	+20.58%	+25.58%
1977	—	−5.18%	−16.24%
1976	—	+48.19%	+0.46%
1975	—	+41.70%	+6.28%
1974	—	−31.60%	−16.59%
1973	—	−9.01%	−8.10%
1972	—	+45.38%	+45.40%
1971	—	+10.63%	+27.89%
1970	—	+13.60%	−10.78%
1969	—	−29.11%	+25.55%
1968	—	+14.94%	+6.66%
1967	—	+4.35%	+9.97%
1966	—	−24.73%	+8.86%
1965	—	+8.86%	+42.01%
1964	—	+23.33%	+35.94%
1963	—	−5.56%	+41.03%
1962	—	+19.47%	−13.22%

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Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-12-12	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VYM ×	−1.20%	−56.98% 2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	−9.40%	−55.77% 2020-03-23
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	−21.25%	−63.30% 2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock