All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGTSX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGTSX returned +12.35% over the past year and +6.88% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 29, 1996, VGTSX is up +169.96% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.32%/yr, and is currently −5.87% below its real total-return high on Sep. 4, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Wed 1996-05-29💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × |
+169.96%
+3.32%/yr |
+2.84%/yr
R2=0.705 |
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| Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1996-05-29💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × |
$10,000.00
1996-05-29 |
$26,996.43
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × | +6.88% | +12.35% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × |
−5.87%
on 2026-10-14 from 2026-09-04 peak |
−62.09%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × | +12.35% |
+28.40% +13.31%/yr |
+56.07% +16.00%/yr |
+22.14% +4.08%/yr |
+71.33% +5.53%/yr |
| Year | VGTSX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.88% |
| 2025 | +28.62% |
| 2024 | +2.19% |
| 2023 | +11.62% |
| 2022 | −21.17% |
| 2021 | +1.44% |
| 2020 | +9.67% |
| 2019 | +18.73% |
| 2018 | −16.06% |
| 2017 | +24.75% |
| 2016 | +2.51% |
| 2015 | −5.08% |
| 2014 | −4.96% |
| 2013 | +13.34% |
| 2012 | +16.14% |
| 2011 | −16.95% |
| 2010 | +9.49% |
| 2009 | +33.10% |
| 2008 | −44.12% |
| 2007 | +10.97% |
| 2006 | +23.53% |
| 2005 | +11.74% |
| 2004 | +17.02% |
| 2003 | +39.41% |
| 2002 | −16.64% |
| 2001 | −21.36% |
| 2000 | −17.72% |
| 1999 | +26.55% |
| 1998 | +13.81% |
| 1997 | −2.40% |
| 1996 | +1.25% |
