All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VBK real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBK returned +18.16% over the past year and +13.99% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VBK is up +363.46% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.03%/yr, and is currently −5.13% below its real total-return high on Feb. 12, 2021.
Data ending Mon Aug. 24, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBK × |
+363.46%
+7.03%/yr |
+7.72%/yr
R2=0.887 |
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| Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBK × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$46,346.05
2026-08-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBK × | +13.99% | +18.16% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBK × |
−5.13%
on 2026-08-24 from 2021-02-12 peak |
−59.41%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-10 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBK × | +18.16% |
+28.44% +13.33%/yr |
+50.22% +14.53%/yr |
+4.47% +0.88%/yr |
+107.58% +7.58%/yr |
| Year | VBK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +13.99% |
| 2025 | +5.67% |
| 2024 | +13.24% |
| 2023 | +17.51% |
| 2022 | −32.79% |
| 2021 | −1.29% |
| 2020 | +33.62% |
| 2019 | +29.79% |
| 2018 | −7.46% |
| 2017 | +19.35% |
| 2016 | +8.62% |
| 2015 | −3.34% |
| 2014 | +3.24% |
| 2013 | +36.22% |
| 2012 | +15.80% |
| 2011 | −4.46% |
| 2010 | +29.02% |
| 2009 | +39.01% |
| 2008 | −40.37% |
| 2007 | +5.58% |
| 2006 | +9.43% |
| 2005 | +5.06% |
| 2004 | +7.29% |
