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Total Real Returns

MAIN,SCHD,VYM: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 2011-10-20? to Thu 2025-04-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
MAIN
×
−8.23%
2025-04-17
10.18 TRR
2025-04-17
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
SCHD
×
−7.46%
2025-04-17
3.291 TRR
2025-04-17
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−6.02%
2025-04-17
2.665 TRR
2025-04-17
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2011-10-20? to Thu 2025-04-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MAIN
×
+512.22%
+14.37%/yr
+9.89%/yr
(R2=0.876)
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
SCHD
×
+229.15%
+9.23%/yr
+9.63%/yr
(R2=0.950)
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+203.24%
+8.57%/yr
+7.77%/yr
(R2=0.927)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2011-10-20? to Thu 2025-04-17 Start
Value
End
Value
MAIN
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$61,222.15
2025-04-17
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
SCHD
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$32,914.67
2025-04-17
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$30,323.71
2025-04-17
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year MAIN SCHD VYM
2025 (YTD) −8.23% −7.46% −6.02%
2024 +43.20% +8.53% +14.30%
2023 +24.07% +1.16% +3.14%
2022 −16.76% −9.12% −6.49%
2021 +38.57% +21.33% +17.90%
2020 −20.62% +13.45% −0.22%
2019 +33.81% +24.46% +21.30%
2018 −9.99% −7.32% −7.68%
2017 +13.65% +18.36% +14.01%
2016 +34.64% +14.10% +14.66%
2015 +7.79% −1.00% −0.46%
2014 −3.75% +10.85% +12.69%
2013 +15.10% +30.87% +28.17%
2012 +50.88% +9.49% +10.77%
2011 +24.09% +5.72% +7.37%
2010 +22.39% +12.53%
2009 +79.96% +14.06%
2008 −20.85% −31.97%
2007 −5.10% −2.62%
2006 +2.73%

Drawdowns

Thu 2011-10-20? to Thu 2025-04-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MAIN
×
−14.71% −64.54%
2020-03-23
Main Street Capital Corporation NYSE Common Stock
SCHD
×
−13.60% −33.51%
2020-03-23
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−10.37% −35.39%
2020-03-23
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund