All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VB returned +10.41% over the past year and +9.14% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VB is up +349.90% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.87%/yr, and is currently −6.70% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB × |
+349.90%
+6.87%/yr |
+7.45%/yr
R2=0.897 |
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| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VB × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$44,989.62
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VB × | +9.14% | +10.41% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VB × |
−6.70%
on 2026-09-23 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−60.34%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB × | +10.41% |
+18.05% +8.65%/yr |
+46.80% +13.65%/yr |
+12.96% +2.47%/yr |
+96.68% +7.00%/yr |
| Year | VB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.14% |
| 2025 | +6.04% |
| 2024 | +10.98% |
| 2023 | +14.39% |
| 2022 | −22.52% |
| 2021 | +9.84% |
| 2020 | +17.59% |
| 2019 | +24.49% |
| 2018 | −11.04% |
| 2017 | +13.85% |
| 2016 | +16.03% |
| 2015 | −4.46% |
| 2014 | +6.83% |
| 2013 | +35.67% |
| 2012 | +16.26% |
| 2011 | −5.58% |
| 2010 | +26.23% |
| 2009 | +32.98% |
| 2008 | −36.24% |
| 2007 | −2.61% |
| 2006 | +12.92% |
| 2005 | +3.68% |
| 2004 | +12.76% |
