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

Fri 2005-09-02 to Thu 2025-12-18	YTD Return	TRR Price
SPY ×	+13.24% 2025-12-18	12.22 TRR 2025-12-18
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG ×	+14.60% 2025-12-18	6.974 TRR 2025-12-18
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

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Returns

Fri 2005-09-02 to Thu 2025-12-18	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
SPY ×	+388.67% +8.13%/yr	+8.98%/yr (R2=0.903)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG ×	+595.73% +10.03%/yr	+10.88%/yr (R2=0.924)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-09-02 to Thu 2025-12-18	Start Value	End Value
SPY ×	$10,000.00 2005-09-02	$48,867.30 2025-12-18
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG ×	$10,000.00 2005-09-02	$69,572.69 2025-12-18
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

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Annual Returns

Year	SPY	VUG
2025 (YTD)	+13.24%	+14.60%
2024	+21.39%	+28.97%
2023	+22.09%	+42.07%
2022	−23.15%	−37.22%
2021	+20.26%	+18.97%
2020	+16.74%	+38.36%
2019	+28.29%	+33.97%
2018	−6.35%	−5.13%
2017	+19.19%	+25.08%
2016	+9.72%	+4.11%
2015	+0.50%	+2.49%
2014	+12.61%	+12.76%
2013	+30.35%	+30.53%
2012	+14.01%	+15.01%
2011	−1.04%	−1.11%
2010	+13.36%	+15.49%
2009	+23.01%	+32.50%
2008	−36.86%	−38.08%
2007	+1.01%	+8.10%
2006	+13.00%	+6.52%
2005	+1.35%	+1.53%
2004	+7.21%	+2.16%
2003	+25.82%	—
2002	−23.41%	—
2001	−13.10%	—
2000	−12.70%	—
1999	+17.24%	—
1998	+26.66%	—
1997	+31.24%	—
1996	+18.56%	—
1995	+34.63%	—
1994	−2.21%	—
1993	+6.29%	—

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Drawdowns

Fri 2005-09-02 to Thu 2025-12-18	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
SPY ×	−1.89%	−55.98% 2009-03-09
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG ×	−4.44%	−51.47% 2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund