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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-05-15 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VHT
×
−8.32%
2026-05-15
4.108 TRR
2026-05-15
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Returns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-05-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VHT
×
+310.77%
+6.54%/yr
+9.20%/yr
(R2=0.913)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-05-15 Start
Value
End
Value
VHT
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$41,076.54
2026-05-15
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Annual Returns

Year VHT
2026 (YTD) −8.32%
2025 +12.45%
2024 −0.21%
2023 −0.80%
2022 −11.34%
2021 +12.64%
2020 +16.70%
2019 +19.15%
2018 +3.61%
2017 +20.71%
2016 −5.18%
2015 +6.34%
2014 +24.56%
2013 +40.57%
2012 +16.99%
2011 +7.52%
2010 +4.04%
2009 +18.59%
2008 −23.41%
2007 +3.63%
2006 +3.93%
2005 +4.61%
2004 −1.98%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-05-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VHT
×
−11.15%
from 2026-01-07 peak
−39.73%
2009-03-05
from 2007-12-10 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-05-15 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VHT
×
+10.59% −1.58%
−0.79%/yr
+5.78%
+1.89%/yr
−1.64%
−0.33%/yr
+79.73%
+6.04%/yr
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