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 +23.33% over the past year and +13.41% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 29, 1996, VGTSX is up +186.47% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.54%/yr, and is currently −0.01% below its real total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.
Data ending Thu Sep. 3, 2026
| Wed 1996-05-29💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × |
+186.47%
+3.54%/yr |
+2.83%/yr
R2=0.702 |
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| Wed 1996-05-29💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × |
$10,000.00
1996-05-29 |
$28,646.52
2026-09-03 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × | +13.41% | +23.33% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × |
−0.01%
on 2026-09-03 from 2026-08-25 peak |
−62.09%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-03 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGTSX × | +23.33% |
+40.77% +18.65%/yr |
+58.02% +16.48%/yr |
+24.90% +4.55%/yr |
+77.30% +5.89%/yr |
| Year | VGTSX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +13.41% |
| 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 | −16.65% |
| 2001 | −21.36% |
| 2000 | −17.72% |
| 1999 | +26.55% |
| 1998 | +13.81% |
| 1997 | −2.40% |
| 1996 | +1.25% |
