All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VHT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VHT returned +14.94% over the past year and +5.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VHT is up +373.06% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.09%/yr, and is currently −5.44% below its real total-return high on Aug. 19, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 2, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
+373.06%
+7.09%/yr |
+9.13%/yr
R2=0.915 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$47,305.53
2026-10-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VHT × | +5.58% | +14.94% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VHT × |
−5.44%
on 2026-10-02 from 2026-08-19 peak |
−39.73%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-12-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VHT × | +14.94% |
+7.82% +3.84%/yr |
+27.66% +8.48%/yr |
+10.65% +2.04%/yr |
+95.50% +6.93%/yr |
| Year | VHT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.58% |
| 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% |
