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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-10-22 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VIG
×
+8.55%
2025-10-22
3.948 TRR
2025-10-22
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+8.97%
2025-10-22
3.09 TRR
2025-10-22
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-10-22 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VIG
×
+267.90%
+7.12%/yr
+8.75%/yr
(R2=0.941)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+209.03%
+6.14%/yr
+8.00%/yr
(R2=0.898)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-10-22 Start
Value
End
Value
VIG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$36,789.72
2025-10-22
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$30,903.50
2025-10-22
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VIG VYM
2025 (YTD) +8.55% +8.97%
2024 +13.71% +14.30%
2023 +10.80% +3.14%
2022 −15.29% −6.50%
2021 +15.63% +17.90%
2020 +13.88% −0.21%
2019 +26.72% +21.29%
2018 −3.92% −7.68%
2017 +19.69% +14.01%
2016 +9.69% +14.66%
2015 −2.66% −0.45%
2014 +9.26% +12.69%
2013 +26.97% +28.16%
2012 +9.74% +10.78%
2011 +3.10% +7.35%
2010 +13.05% +12.54%
2009 +16.42% +14.08%
2008 −26.76% −31.99%
2007 +1.47% −2.61%
2006 +8.31% +2.75%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-10-22 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VIG
×
−0.86% −47.73%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−0.83% −57.73%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund