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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-11-21 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VIG
×
+7.76%
2025-11-21
3.919 TRR
2025-11-21
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+8.31%
2025-11-21
3.072 TRR
2025-11-21
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-11-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VIG
×
+265.28%
+7.05%/yr
+8.75%/yr
(R2=0.941)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+207.17%
+6.08%/yr
+8.00%/yr
(R2=0.899)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-11-21 Start
Value
End
Value
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$36,528.08
2025-11-21
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$30,716.95
2025-11-21
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VIG VYM
2025 (YTD) +7.76% +8.31%
2024 +13.71% +14.30%
2023 +10.80% +3.13%
2022 −15.29% −6.49%
2021 +15.63% +17.90%
2020 +13.88% −0.21%
2019 +26.72% +21.29%
2018 −3.92% −7.69%
2017 +19.69% +14.02%
2016 +9.70% +14.66%
2015 −2.66% −0.45%
2014 +9.26% +12.69%
2013 +26.96% +28.14%
2012 +9.75% +10.77%
2011 +3.09% +7.38%
2010 +13.06% +12.54%
2009 +16.42% +14.08%
2008 −26.76% −31.99%
2007 +1.46% −2.60%
2006 +8.30% +2.74%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-11-21 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VIG
×
−2.34% −47.74%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−2.01% −57.72%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund