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 +17.30% over the past year and +13.23% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VB is up +366.78% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.06%/yr, and is currently −3.22% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 3, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB × |
+366.78%
+7.06%/yr |
+7.45%/yr
R2=0.896 |
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| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VB × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$46,678.32
2026-09-03 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VB × | +13.23% | +17.30% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VB × |
−3.22%
on 2026-09-03 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−60.34%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-03 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VB × | +17.30% |
+27.42% +12.88%/yr |
+41.43% +12.25%/yr |
+15.37% +2.90%/yr |
+102.47% +7.31%/yr |
| Year | VB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +13.23% |
| 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% |
