All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

VONG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VONG returned +5.76% over the past year and −0.59% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 24, 2010, VONG is up +635.26% in real purchasing-power return, or +13.36%/yr, and is currently −5.68% below its real total-return high on Jun. 1, 2026.

Data ending Mon Aug. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2010-09-24💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VONG × 		+635.26%
+13.36%/yr 		+13.34%/yr
R2=0.970
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2010-09-24💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 Start
Value 		End
Value
VONG × 		$10,000.00
2010-09-24 		$73,525.50
2026-08-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-24

  YTD YoY
VONG × 		−0.59% +5.76%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VONG × 		−5.68%
on 2026-08-24
from 2026-06-01 peak 		−37.04%
on 2022-10-14
from 2021-11-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-08-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VONG × 		+5.76% +25.07%
+11.83%/yr 		+67.13%
+18.67%/yr 		+42.86%
+7.39%/yr 		+265.24%
+13.83%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VONG
2026 (YTD) −0.59%
2025 +15.37%
2024 +29.47%
2023 +38.05%
2022 −33.48%
2021 +19.21%
2020 +36.44%
2019 +33.02%
2018 −3.38%
2017 +27.36%
2016 +4.86%
2015 +4.80%
2014 +12.08%
2013 +31.25%
2012 +13.23%
2011 −0.65%
2010 +11.35%