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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-04-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VIG
×
+1.73%
2026-04-20
4.114 TRR
2026-04-20
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+6.47%
2026-04-20
3.395 TRR
2026-04-20
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-04-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VIG
×
+283.42%
+7.16%/yr
+8.77%/yr
(R2=0.945)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+239.49%
+6.49%/yr
+8.04%/yr
(R2=0.905)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-04-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$38,342.05
2026-04-20
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$33,949.21
2026-04-20
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VIG VYM
2026 (YTD) +1.73% +6.47%
2025 +11.19% +12.43%
2024 +13.72% +14.30%
2023 +10.80% +3.13%
2022 −15.28% −6.49%
2021 +15.62% +17.90%
2020 +13.89% −0.21%
2019 +26.72% +21.30%
2018 −3.92% −7.69%
2017 +19.69% +14.02%
2016 +9.69% +14.65%
2015 −2.66% −0.44%
2014 +9.26% +12.67%
2013 +26.96% +28.17%
2012 +9.74% +10.78%
2011 +3.11% +7.34%
2010 +13.03% +12.55%
2009 +16.43% +14.09%
2008 −26.76% −31.98%
2007 +1.47% −2.62%
2006 +8.31% +2.76%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-04-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VIG
×
−2.16% −47.73%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−1.81% −57.73%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund