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Total Real Returns

VYM,SPY: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-26 YTD
Return
TR
Price
VYM
×
+10.12%
2025-08-26
4.888 TR
2025-08-26
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+10.74%
2025-08-26
26.46 TR
2025-08-26
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VYM
×
+388.83%
+8.82%/yr
+10.46%/yr
(R2=0.938)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+553.57%
+10.52%/yr
+12.08%/yr
(R2=0.943)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-26 Start
Value
End
Value
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$48,883.08
2025-08-26
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$65,356.88
2025-08-26
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VYM SPY
2025 (YTD) +10.12% +10.74%
2024 +17.60% +24.89%
2023 +6.59% +26.18%
2022 −0.45% −18.18%
2021 +26.20% +28.73%
2020 +1.14% +18.33%
2019 +24.06% +31.22%
2018 −5.92% −4.57%
2017 +16.42% +21.71%
2016 +17.04% +12.00%
2015 +0.28% +1.23%
2014 +13.54% +13.46%
2013 +30.08% +32.31%
2012 +12.69% +15.99%
2011 +10.55% +1.90%
2010 +14.22% +15.06%
2009 +17.19% +26.35%
2008 −31.92% −36.79%
2007 +1.37% +5.15%
2006 +2.83% +15.85%
2005 +4.83%
2004 +10.70%
2003 +28.18%
2002 −21.58%
2001 −11.76%
2000 −9.74%
1999 +20.39%
1998 +28.69%
1997 +33.48%
1996 +22.50%
1995 +38.06%
1994 +0.40%
1993 +8.71%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-26 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VYM
×
−0.37% −56.98%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−0.02% −55.19%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund