All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGSH real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGSH returned −0.49% over the past year and −1.94% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is down −17.99% in real purchasing-power return, or −1.18%/yr, and is currently −18.90% below its real total-return high on Oct. 8, 2010.
Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026
| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSH × |
−17.99%
−1.18%/yr |
−1.39%/yr
R2=0.776 |
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| Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGSH × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-23 |
$8,200.98
2026-08-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGSH × | −1.94% | −0.49% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGSH × |
−18.90%
on 2026-08-13 from 2010-10-08 peak |
−22.46%
on 2023-09-27 from 2010-10-08 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSH × | −0.49% |
+0.99% +0.49%/yr |
+4.11% +1.35%/yr |
−9.92% −2.07%/yr |
−14.12% −1.51%/yr |
| Year | VGSH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.94% |
| 2025 | +2.34% |
| 2024 | +1.10% |
| 2023 | +0.93% |
| 2022 | −9.70% |
| 2021 | −7.13% |
| 2020 | +1.66% |
| 2019 | +1.21% |
| 2018 | −0.35% |
| 2017 | −2.04% |
| 2016 | −0.95% |
| 2015 | −0.22% |
| 2014 | −0.29% |
| 2013 | −1.16% |
| 2012 | −1.33% |
| 2011 | −1.46% |
| 2010 | +0.78% |
| 2009 | −0.36% |
