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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-12-19 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
SPY
×
+14.26%
2025-12-19
12.33 TRR
2025-12-19
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
+16.18%
2025-12-19
7.071 TRR
2025-12-19
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-12-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+414.12%
+7.77%/yr
+8.31%/yr
(R2=0.891)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
+607.08%
+9.35%/yr
+10.08%/yr
(R2=0.910)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-12-19 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$51,411.84
2025-12-19
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$70,707.67
2025-12-19
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year SPY VUG
2025 (YTD) +14.26% +16.18%
2024 +21.39% +28.97%
2023 +22.09% +42.08%
2022 −23.15% −37.22%
2021 +20.26% +18.97%
2020 +16.74% +38.36%
2019 +28.29% +33.98%
2018 −6.35% −5.13%
2017 +19.19% +25.08%
2016 +9.73% +4.11%
2015 +0.50% +2.49%
2014 +12.62% +12.77%
2013 +30.35% +30.51%
2012 +14.01% +15.01%
2011 −1.05% −1.11%
2010 +13.36% +15.49%
2009 +23.01% +32.52%
2008 −36.85% −38.08%
2007 +1.01% +8.10%
2006 +13.00% +6.50%
2005 +1.35% +1.54%
2004 +7.21% +2.16%
2003 +25.82%
2002 −23.41%
2001 −13.10%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.57%
1995 +34.63%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.29%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2025-12-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×
−1.01% −55.98%
2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
−3.12% −51.46%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund