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Total Real Returns

SCHD,VIG,RDVY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Tue 2014-01-07? to Fri 2025-08-15 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
SCHD
×
−0.51%
2025-08-15
3.538 TRR
2025-08-15
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+5.35%
2025-08-15
3.831 TRR
2025-08-15
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
RDVY
×
+7.51%
2025-08-15
2.86 TRR
2025-08-15
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2014-01-07? to Fri 2025-08-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SCHD
×
+135.20%
+7.65%/yr
+8.64%/yr
(R2=0.920)
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
+153.56%
+8.35%/yr
+8.65%/yr
(R2=0.941)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
RDVY
×
+186.03%
+9.48%/yr
+9.66%/yr
(R2=0.910)
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2014-01-07? to Fri 2025-08-15 Start
Value
End
Value
SCHD
×
$10,000.00
2014-01-07
$23,519.79
2025-08-15
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2014-01-07
$25,355.85
2025-08-15
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
RDVY
×
$10,000.00
2014-01-07
$28,603.01
2025-08-15
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year SCHD VIG RDVY
2025 (YTD) −0.51% +5.35% +7.51%
2024 +8.53% +13.71% +13.16%
2023 +1.12% +10.81% +16.47%
2022 −9.11% −15.29% −18.54%
2021 +21.32% +15.63% +22.51%
2020 +13.50% +13.88% +11.97%
2019 +24.46% +26.72% +34.63%
2018 −7.32% −3.92% −11.62%
2017 +18.36% +19.70% +20.24%
2016 +14.01% +9.69% +19.35%
2015 −1.00% −2.66% −3.70%
2014 +10.85% +9.27% +9.86%
2013 +30.94% +26.96%
2012 +9.49% +9.75%
2011 +5.73% +3.11%
2010 +13.04%
2009 +16.43%
2008 −26.76%
2007 +1.47%
2006 +8.30%

Drawdowns

Tue 2014-01-07? to Fri 2025-08-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SCHD
×
−7.14% −33.51%
2020-03-23
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
VIG
×
−0.29% −31.70%
2020-03-23
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
RDVY
×
−1.34% −40.61%
2020-03-23
First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund