All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGK real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGK returned +16.98% over the past year and +9.05% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 10, 2005, VGK is up +124.66% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.85%/yr, and is currently −0.31% below its real total-return high on Aug. 7, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK × |
+124.66%
+3.85%/yr |
+2.69%/yr
R2=0.533 |
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| Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGK × |
$10,000.00
2005-03-10 |
$22,466.19
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGK × | +9.05% | +16.98% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGK × |
−0.31%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-08-07 peak |
−64.19%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGK × | +16.98% |
+36.63% +16.89%/yr |
+51.14% +14.76%/yr |
+26.72% +4.85%/yr |
+86.47% +6.43%/yr |
| Year | VGK |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.05% |
| 2025 | +32.34% |
| 2024 | −0.98% |
| 2023 | +16.36% |
| 2022 | −21.08% |
| 2021 | +9.21% |
| 2020 | +4.02% |
| 2019 | +22.06% |
| 2018 | −16.48% |
| 2017 | +24.36% |
| 2016 | −2.44% |
| 2015 | −2.65% |
| 2014 | −7.78% |
| 2013 | +22.51% |
| 2012 | +19.49% |
| 2011 | −14.22% |
| 2010 | +4.49% |
| 2009 | +27.86% |
| 2008 | −44.70% |
| 2007 | +8.80% |
| 2006 | +29.78% |
| 2005 | +3.60% |
