All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

VB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VB returned +23.48% over the past year and +11.37% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VB is up +359.11% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.05%/yr, and is currently at its real total-return high.

Data ending Fri Jun. 12, 2026

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VB
×
+11.37%
2026-06-12
+23.48%
2026-06-12
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VB
×
+359.11%
+7.05%/yr
+7.43%/yr
(R2=0.893)
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Start
Value
End
Value
VB
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$45,911.40
2026-06-12
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VB
2026 (YTD) +11.37%
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%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VB
×
−60.34%
2009-03-09
from 2007-07-13 peak
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-12 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VB
×
+23.48% +29.27%
+13.70%/yr
+43.97%
+12.92%/yr
+12.78%
+2.43%/yr
+111.77%
+7.79%/yr
Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund ETF Shares NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund