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 +24.37% over the past year and +14.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2007, VEA is up +69.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.81%/yr, and is currently −0.52% below its real total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 27, 2026
| Thu 2007-07-26💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEA × |
+69.60%
+2.81%/yr |
+3.38%/yr
R2=0.645 |
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| Thu 2007-07-26💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VEA × |
$10,000.00
2007-07-26 |
$16,959.93
2026-08-27 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VEA × | +14.58% | +24.37% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VEA × |
−0.52%
on 2026-08-27 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−61.32%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-27 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEA × | +24.37% |
+39.91% +18.28%/yr |
+64.74% +18.10%/yr |
+33.58% +5.96%/yr |
+91.78% +6.73%/yr |
| Year | VEA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +14.58% |
| 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% |
