All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VCSH real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VCSH returned −2.44% over the past year and −3.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VCSH is up +2.57% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.15%/yr, and is currently −13.60% below its real total-return high on Dec. 30, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 2, 2026
| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCSH × |
+2.57%
+0.15%/yr |
−0.15%/yr
R2=0.021 |
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| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VCSH × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-23 |
$10,256.91
2026-10-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VCSH × | −3.66% | −2.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VCSH × |
−13.60%
on 2026-10-02 from 2020-12-30 peak |
−20.42%
on 2022-10-20 from 2020-12-30 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VCSH × | −2.44% |
−0.43% −0.22%/yr |
+7.02% +2.29%/yr |
−9.18% −1.91%/yr |
−7.78% −0.81%/yr |
| Year | VCSH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.66% |
| 2025 | +3.99% |
| 2024 | +1.98% |
| 2023 | +2.76% |
| 2022 | −11.35% |
| 2021 | −7.16% |
| 2020 | +3.72% |
| 2019 | +4.63% |
| 2018 | −0.97% |
| 2017 | +0.06% |
| 2016 | +0.52% |
| 2015 | +0.53% |
| 2014 | +1.06% |
| 2013 | −0.12% |
| 2012 | +3.77% |
| 2011 | +0.08% |
| 2010 | +3.71% |
| 2009 | +0.48% |
