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Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
SPY
×
+456.00%
+7.84%/yr
+8.52%/yr
R2=0.902
State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund
VUG
×
+642.24%
+9.22%/yr
+10.41%/yr
R2=0.923
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 Start
Value
End
Value
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$55,599.98
2026-10-23
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$74,224.06
2026-10-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-23

  YTD YoY
SPY
×
+7.77% +9.89%
VUG
×
+2.72% +3.59%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
SPY
×
−3.03%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-08-13 peak
−55.97%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
VUG
×
−6.50%
on 2026-10-23
from 2026-10-06 peak
−51.46%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
SPY
×
+9.89% +25.70%
+12.12%/yr
+70.76%
+19.53%/yr
+46.52%
+7.94%/yr
+197.57%
+11.52%/yr
VUG
×
+3.59% +26.49%
+12.47%/yr
+77.85%
+21.16%/yr
+42.63%
+7.36%/yr
+263.09%
+13.76%/yr

Annual Returns

Year SPY VUG
2026 (YTD) +7.77% +2.72%
2025 +14.65% +16.29%
2024 +21.39% +28.97%
2023 +22.09% +42.08%
2022 −23.15% −37.22%
2021 +20.27% +18.97%
2020 +16.74% +38.36%
2019 +28.29% +33.97%
2018 −6.35% −5.13%
2017 +19.19% +25.08%
2016 +9.73% +4.12%
2015 +0.50% +2.49%
2014 +12.61% +12.76%
2013 +30.35% +30.51%
2012 +14.01% +15.02%
2011 −1.04% −1.11%
2010 +13.36% +15.49%
2009 +23.01% +35.30%
2008 −36.85% −38.08%
2007 +1.01% +8.09%
2006 +13.00% +6.51%
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 +18.63% —
1995 +34.61% —
1994 −2.22% —
1993 +6.22% —