All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VDE real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VDE returned +44.66% over the past year and +36.14% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VDE is up +242.49% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.79%/yr, and is currently −1.98% below its real total-return high on Mar. 27, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDE × |
+242.49%
+5.79%/yr |
+1.84%/yr
R2=0.195 |
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| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VDE × |
$10,000.00
2004-09-29 |
$34,249.36
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VDE × | +36.14% | +44.66% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VDE × |
−1.98%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-03-27 peak |
−76.17%
on 2020-03-18 from 2014-06-23 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDE × | +44.66% |
+39.79% +18.23%/yr |
+40.13% +11.90%/yr |
+146.81% +19.80%/yr |
+87.68% +6.50%/yr |
| Year | VDE |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +36.14% |
| 2025 | +4.32% |
| 2024 | +3.76% |
| 2023 | −3.21% |
| 2022 | +52.99% |
| 2021 | +46.04% |
| 2020 | −33.92% |
| 2019 | +7.03% |
| 2018 | −21.44% |
| 2017 | −4.52% |
| 2016 | +26.55% |
| 2015 | −23.78% |
| 2014 | −10.58% |
| 2013 | +23.97% |
| 2012 | +1.63% |
| 2011 | −0.16% |
| 2010 | +19.29% |
| 2009 | +22.22% |
| 2008 | −39.63% |
| 2007 | +29.35% |
| 2006 | +16.07% |
| 2005 | +34.49% |
| 2004 | +5.08% |
