All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VNQ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VNQ returned +2.80% over the past year and +4.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VNQ is up +172.20% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.66%/yr, and is currently −19.85% below its real total-return high on Dec. 31, 2021.
Data ending Mon Sep. 21, 2026
| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNQ × |
+172.20%
+4.66%/yr |
+4.98%/yr
R2=0.714 |
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| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VNQ × |
$10,000.00
2004-09-29 |
$27,220.49
2026-09-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VNQ × | +4.36% | +2.80% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VNQ × |
−19.85%
on 2026-09-21 from 2021-12-31 peak |
−74.28%
on 2009-03-06 from 2007-02-07 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-09-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VNQ × | +2.80% |
−2.82% −1.42%/yr |
+24.07% +7.45%/yr |
−12.25% −2.58%/yr |
+14.81% +1.39%/yr |
| Year | VNQ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.36% |
| 2025 | +0.56% |
| 2024 | +1.88% |
| 2023 | +8.23% |
| 2022 | −30.73% |
| 2021 | +31.30% |
| 2020 | −5.89% |
| 2019 | +26.03% |
| 2018 | −7.78% |
| 2017 | +2.73% |
| 2016 | +6.37% |
| 2015 | +1.69% |
| 2014 | +29.42% |
| 2013 | +0.79% |
| 2012 | +15.63% |
| 2011 | +5.50% |
| 2010 | +26.50% |
| 2009 | +26.68% |
| 2008 | −37.04% |
| 2007 | −19.80% |
| 2006 | +31.96% |
| 2005 | +8.23% |
| 2004 | +15.75% |
