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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VHT
×
−5.63%
2026-04-20
4.228 TRR
2026-04-20
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Returns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VHT
×
+322.83%
+6.70%/yr
+9.23%/yr
(R2=0.914)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VHT
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$42,283.44
2026-04-20
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Annual Returns

Year VHT
2026 (YTD) −5.63%
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 +6.35%
2014 +24.56%
2013 +40.56%
2012 +16.99%
2011 +7.52%
2010 +4.04%
2009 +18.60%
2008 −23.42%
2007 +3.63%
2006 +3.93%
2005 +4.62%
2004 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Mon 2026-04-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VHT
×
−8.54% −39.73%
2009-03-05
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