All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VCIT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VCIT returned −5.11% over the past year and −6.39% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VCIT is up +24.91% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.33%/yr, and is currently −21.81% below its real total-return high on Dec. 31, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCIT × |
+24.91%
+1.33%/yr |
+0.94%/yr
R2=0.210 |
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| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VCIT × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-23 |
$12,490.57
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VCIT × | −6.39% | −5.11% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VCIT × |
−21.81%
on 2026-10-09 from 2020-12-31 peak |
−30.30%
on 2022-10-20 from 2020-12-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCIT × | −5.11% |
−1.88% −0.94%/yr |
+8.92% +2.89%/yr |
−15.93% −3.41%/yr |
−8.99% −0.94%/yr |
| Year | VCIT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.39% |
| 2025 | +6.49% |
| 2024 | +0.31% |
| 2023 | +5.45% |
| 2022 | −19.20% |
| 2021 | −8.22% |
| 2020 | +7.99% |
| 2019 | +11.55% |
| 2018 | −3.57% |
| 2017 | +3.13% |
| 2016 | +3.12% |
| 2015 | +0.18% |
| 2014 | +6.85% |
| 2013 | −3.36% |
| 2012 | +8.65% |
| 2011 | +5.82% |
| 2010 | +8.35% |
| 2009 | +0.34% |
