All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
BIV real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BIV returned −5.89% over the past year and −6.31% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2007, BIV is up +23.09% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.07%/yr, and is currently −25.81% below its real total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.
Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026
| Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIV × |
+23.09%
+1.07%/yr |
+1.01%/yr
R2=0.214 |
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| Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BIV × |
$10,000.00
2007-04-10 |
$12,308.87
2026-10-15 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BIV × | −6.31% | −5.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BIV × |
−25.81%
on 2026-10-15 from 2020-08-06 peak |
−30.81%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-06 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BIV × | −5.89% |
−3.17% −1.60%/yr |
+4.90% +1.61%/yr |
−19.17% −4.17%/yr |
−16.21% −1.75%/yr |
| Year | BIV |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.31% |
| 2025 | +5.70% |
| 2024 | −1.27% |
| 2023 | +2.63% |
| 2022 | −18.48% |
| 2021 | −8.82% |
| 2020 | +8.19% |
| 2019 | +7.87% |
| 2018 | −2.05% |
| 2017 | +1.51% |
| 2016 | +0.89% |
| 2015 | +0.30% |
| 2014 | +7.04% |
| 2013 | −5.01% |
| 2012 | +4.98% |
| 2011 | +7.93% |
| 2010 | +7.53% |
| 2009 | +1.14% |
| 2008 | +7.68% |
| 2007 | +4.17% |
