All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VO returned +11.22% over the past year and +9.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VO is up +406.01% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.44%/yr, and is currently −3.52% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 2, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VO × |
+406.01%
+7.44%/yr |
+7.77%/yr
R2=0.903 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VO × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$50,601.20
2026-09-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VO × | +9.61% | +11.22% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VO × |
−3.52%
on 2026-09-02 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−59.75%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VO × | +11.22% |
+22.53% +10.69%/yr |
+42.12% +12.43%/yr |
+15.28% +2.88%/yr |
+110.32% +7.72%/yr |
| Year | VO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.61% |
| 2025 | +8.72% |
| 2024 | +12.08% |
| 2023 | +12.27% |
| 2022 | −23.67% |
| 2021 | +16.51% |
| 2020 | +16.51% |
| 2019 | +28.06% |
| 2018 | −10.94% |
| 2017 | +16.81% |
| 2016 | +9.00% |
| 2015 | −2.07% |
| 2014 | +12.90% |
| 2013 | +33.05% |
| 2012 | +14.23% |
| 2011 | −4.89% |
| 2010 | +23.83% |
| 2009 | +36.74% |
| 2008 | −41.61% |
| 2007 | +1.38% |
| 2006 | +11.12% |
| 2005 | +10.18% |
| 2004 | +14.35% |
