All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

ESGV: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

ESGV real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, ESGV returned +11.26% over the past year and +7.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 20, 2018, ESGV is up +118.91% in real purchasing-power return, or +10.19%/yr, and is currently −3.06% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2018-09-20💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
ESGV × 		+118.91%
+10.19%/yr 		+9.96%/yr
R2=0.795
Vanguard ESG US Stock Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2018-09-20💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
ESGV × 		$10,000.00
2018-09-20 		$21,890.87
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
ESGV × 		+7.53% +11.26%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
ESGV × 		−3.06%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−33.62%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
ESGV × 		+11.26% +24.38%
+11.52%/yr 		+65.09%
+18.19%/yr 		+39.96%
+6.96%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year ESGV
2026 (YTD) +7.53%
2025 +13.45%
2024 +21.20%
2023 +26.56%
2022 −28.66%
2021 +18.23%
2020 +24.00%
2019 +30.39%
2018 −14.21%