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 +22.41% over the past year and +21.51% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VGT is up +1,188.95% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.91%/yr, and is currently −8.54% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGT × |
+1,188.95%
+11.91%/yr |
+13.46%/yr
R2=0.923 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGT × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$128,894.68
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGT × | +21.51% | +22.41% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGT × |
−8.54%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−55.66%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGT × | +22.41% |
+49.69% +22.35%/yr |
+105.85% +27.21%/yr |
+90.79% +13.79%/yr |
+523.43% +20.08%/yr |
| Year | VGT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +21.51% |
| 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 | +11.12% |
| 2009 | +57.60% |
| 2008 | −42.87% |
| 2007 | +10.26% |
| 2006 | +6.18% |
| 2005 | −0.42% |
| 2004 | −5.48% |
