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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2026-01-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VIG
×
+0.81%
2026-01-20
4.077 TRR
2026-01-20
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+1.99%
2026-01-20
3.252 TRR
2026-01-20
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2026-01-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VIG
×
+279.98%
+7.21%/yr
+8.76%/yr
(R2=0.943)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+225.21%
+6.34%/yr
+8.01%/yr
(R2=0.901)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2026-01-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$37,997.94
2026-01-20
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$32,520.52
2026-01-20
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VIG VYM
2026 (YTD) +0.81% +1.99%
2025 +11.20% +12.41%
2024 +13.71% +14.31%
2023 +10.80% +3.14%
2022 −15.28% −6.49%
2021 +15.63% +17.90%
2020 +13.88% −0.21%
2019 +26.73% +21.29%
2018 −3.92% −7.68%
2017 +19.68% +14.00%
2016 +9.69% +14.67%
2015 −2.65% −0.44%
2014 +9.26% +12.68%
2013 +26.95% +28.16%
2012 +9.76% +10.76%
2011 +3.10% +7.36%
2010 +13.04% +12.54%
2009 +16.41% +14.08%
2008 −26.75% −31.97%
2007 +1.48% −2.61%
2006 +8.31% +2.75%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2026-01-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VIG
×
−1.71% −47.74%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−1.57% −57.73%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund