All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VBR real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBR returned +11.82% over the past year and +9.15% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VBR is up +324.88% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.58%/yr, and is currently −6.17% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBR × |
+324.88%
+6.58%/yr |
+6.87%/yr
R2=0.878 |
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| Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBR × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$42,487.95
2026-10-15 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBR × | +9.15% | +11.82% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBR × |
−6.17%
on 2026-10-15 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−62.78%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-06-04 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBR × | +11.82% |
+14.15% +6.84%/yr |
+48.18% +14.01%/yr |
+22.09% +4.07%/yr |
+92.87% +6.79%/yr |
| Year | VBR |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.15% |
| 2025 | +6.24% |
| 2024 | +9.25% |
| 2023 | +12.24% |
| 2022 | −14.88% |
| 2021 | +19.66% |
| 2020 | +4.47% |
| 2019 | +20.04% |
| 2018 | −13.92% |
| 2017 | +9.50% |
| 2016 | +22.35% |
| 2015 | −5.45% |
| 2014 | +9.74% |
| 2013 | +34.54% |
| 2012 | +16.93% |
| 2011 | −6.98% |
| 2010 | +23.27% |
| 2009 | +27.48% |
| 2008 | −32.26% |
| 2007 | −10.58% |
| 2006 | +16.55% |
| 2005 | +2.71% |
| 2004 | +17.22% |
