All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGT returned +30.42% over the past year and +29.81% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VGT is up +1,277.00% in real purchasing-power return, or +12.28%/yr, and is currently at its real total-return high.
Data ending Tue Sep. 22, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Tue 2026-09-22 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGT × |
+1,277.00%
+12.28%/yr |
+13.43%/yr
R2=0.922 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Tue 2026-09-22 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGT × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$137,699.80
2026-09-22 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGT × | +29.81% | +30.42% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGT × |
—
on 2026-09-22 |
−55.66%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-09-22 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGT × | +30.42% |
+65.94% +28.82%/yr |
+127.03% +31.43%/yr |
+104.64% +15.40%/yr |
+557.17% +20.72%/yr |
| Year | VGT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +29.81% |
| 2025 | +18.60% |
| 2024 | +25.68% |
| 2023 | +47.71% |
| 2022 | −33.97% |
| 2021 | +21.87% |
| 2020 | +44.08% |
| 2019 | +45.30% |
| 2018 | +0.54% |
| 2017 | +34.25% |
| 2016 | +11.46% |
| 2015 | +4.28% |
| 2014 | +17.14% |
| 2013 | +29.03% |
| 2012 | +12.01% |
| 2011 | −2.36% |
| 2010 | +11.11% |
| 2009 | +57.60% |
| 2008 | −42.87% |
| 2007 | +10.27% |
| 2006 | +6.18% |
| 2005 | −0.42% |
| 2004 | −5.48% |
