All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

VGT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

VGT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGT returned +27.83% over the past year and +16.67% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VGT is up +1,137.62% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.84%/yr, and is currently −9.72% below its real total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VGT
×
+1,137.62%
+11.84%/yr
+13.35%/yr
R2=0.921
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Start
Value
End
Value
VGT
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$123,761.82
2026-07-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-24

  YTD YoY
VGT
×
+16.67% +27.83%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VGT
×
−9.72%
on 2026-07-24
from 2026-06-02 peak
−55.66%
on 2008-11-20
from 2007-10-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VGT
×
+27.83% +53.44%
+23.87%/yr
+87.69%
+23.35%/yr
+84.01%
+12.97%/yr
+527.71%
+20.16%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VGT
2026 (YTD) +16.67%
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%