All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VEA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VEA returned +14.12% over the past year and +7.55% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2007, VEA is up +59.19% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.45%/yr, and is currently −6.59% below its real total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Thu 2007-07-26💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEA × |
+59.19%
+2.45%/yr |
+3.43%/yr
R2=0.652 |
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| Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Thu 2007-07-26💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VEA × |
$10,000.00
2007-07-26 |
$15,919.29
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VEA × | +7.55% | +14.12% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VEA × |
−6.59%
on 2026-10-14 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−61.32%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEA × | +14.12% |
+31.86% +14.83%/yr |
+59.62% +16.87%/yr |
+28.21% +5.10%/yr |
+82.54% +6.20%/yr |
| Year | VEA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.55% |
| 2025 | +31.66% |
| 2024 | +0.26% |
| 2023 | +14.14% |
| 2022 | −20.49% |
| 2021 | +4.32% |
| 2020 | +8.24% |
| 2019 | +19.88% |
| 2018 | −16.34% |
| 2017 | +23.80% |
| 2016 | +0.55% |
| 2015 | −1.10% |
| 2014 | −6.67% |
| 2013 | +20.00% |
| 2012 | +16.54% |
| 2011 | −14.84% |
| 2010 | +6.76% |
| 2009 | +24.13% |
| 2008 | −40.68% |
| 2007 | +1.41% |
