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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-09-05 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
SPY
×
+8.25%
2025-09-05
11.69 TRR
2025-09-05
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
+10.10%
2025-09-05
6.7 TRR
2025-09-05
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-09-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+387.09%
+7.61%/yr
+8.23%/yr
(R2=0.887)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
+570.05%
+9.21%/yr
+9.97%/yr
(R2=0.907)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-09-05 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$48,708.61
2025-09-05
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$67,004.63
2025-09-05
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year SPY VUG
2025 (YTD) +8.25% +10.10%
2024 +21.39% +28.97%
2023 +22.09% +42.07%
2022 −23.14% −37.22%
2021 +20.26% +18.97%
2020 +16.74% +38.36%
2019 +28.29% +33.97%
2018 −6.36% −5.13%
2017 +19.19% +25.08%
2016 +9.72% +4.12%
2015 +0.50% +2.49%
2014 +12.62% +12.76%
2013 +30.35% +30.52%
2012 +14.02% +15.01%
2011 −1.04% −1.11%
2010 +13.36% +15.49%
2009 +23.01% +32.54%
2008 −36.85% −38.08%
2007 +1.01% +8.09%
2006 +13.01% +6.52%
2005 +1.35% +1.53%
2004 +7.20% +2.16%
2003 +25.82%
2002 −23.41%
2001 −13.11%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.66%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.55%
1995 +34.64%
1994 −2.21%
1993 +6.28%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-09-05 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×
−0.32% −55.98%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
−0.36% −51.47%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund