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 +10.70% over the past year and +10.08% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VBK is up +347.53% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.83%/yr, and is currently −8.39% below its real total-return high on Feb. 12, 2021.
Data ending Fri Oct. 2, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBK × |
+347.53%
+6.83%/yr |
+7.72%/yr
R2=0.888 |
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| Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBK × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$44,752.85
2026-10-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBK × | +10.08% | +10.70% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBK × |
−8.39%
on 2026-10-02 from 2021-02-12 peak |
−59.41%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBK × | +10.70% |
+22.83% +10.83%/yr |
+51.00% +14.73%/yr |
+1.93% +0.38%/yr |
+99.66% +7.16%/yr |
| Year | VBK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +10.08% |
| 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% |
