All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VDC real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VDC returned +1.30% over the past year and +4.01% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VDC is up +310.45% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.44%/yr, and is currently −9.28% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 17, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDC × |
+310.45%
+6.44%/yr |
+7.58%/yr
R2=0.953 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-09-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VDC × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$41,045.06
2026-09-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VDC × | +4.01% | +1.30% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VDC × |
−9.28%
on 2026-09-17 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−34.92%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDC × | +1.30% |
+0.53% +0.26%/yr |
+16.10% +5.10%/yr |
+11.83% +2.26%/yr |
+52.14% +4.29%/yr |
| Year | VDC |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.01% |
| 2025 | −0.49% |
| 2024 | +10.13% |
| 2023 | −0.93% |
| 2022 | −7.75% |
| 2021 | +9.90% |
| 2020 | +9.37% |
| 2019 | +23.29% |
| 2018 | −9.52% |
| 2017 | +9.53% |
| 2016 | +4.14% |
| 2015 | +5.06% |
| 2014 | +15.14% |
| 2013 | +26.14% |
| 2012 | +9.15% |
| 2011 | +10.35% |
| 2010 | +12.94% |
| 2009 | +13.48% |
| 2008 | −16.65% |
| 2007 | +8.24% |
| 2006 | +13.02% |
| 2005 | +0.32% |
| 2004 | +6.95% |
