All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VEMAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VEMAX returned +16.48% over the past year and +8.89% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 23, 2006, VEMAX is up +107.75% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.70%/yr, and is currently −1.53% below its real total-return high on Feb. 17, 2021.
Data ending Mon Aug. 17, 2026
| Fri 2006-06-23💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEMAX × |
+107.75%
+3.70%/yr |
+1.49%/yr
R2=0.248 |
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| Fri 2006-06-23💬 to Mon 2026-08-17 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VEMAX × |
$10,000.00
2006-06-23 |
$20,774.78
2026-08-17 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VEMAX × | +8.89% | +16.48% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VEMAX × |
−1.53%
on 2026-08-17 from 2021-02-17 peak |
−67.21%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-17 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEMAX × | +16.48% |
+33.82% +15.68%/yr |
+50.16% +14.51%/yr |
+14.76% +2.79%/yr |
+50.11% +4.15%/yr |
| Year | VEMAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.89% |
| 2025 | +21.52% |
| 2024 | +7.87% |
| 2023 | +5.63% |
| 2022 | −22.79% |
| 2021 | −5.78% |
| 2020 | +13.69% |
| 2019 | +17.60% |
| 2018 | −16.19% |
| 2017 | +28.65% |
| 2016 | +9.45% |
| 2015 | −15.97% |
| 2014 | −0.16% |
| 2013 | −6.45% |
| 2012 | +16.80% |
| 2011 | −20.94% |
| 2010 | +17.19% |
| 2009 | +71.64% |
| 2008 | −52.84% |
| 2007 | +33.69% |
| 2006 | +30.61% |
