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

Total Real Returns

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

VOO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VOO returned +12.39% over the past year and +8.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 9, 2010, VOO is up +499.70% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.77%/yr, and is currently −2.52% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2010-09-09💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VOO × 		+499.70%
+11.77%/yr 		+10.82%/yr
R2=0.972
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2010-09-09💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
VOO × 		$10,000.00
2010-09-09 		$59,969.55
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
VOO × 		+8.36% +12.39%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VOO × 		−2.52%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−33.95%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-19 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VOO × 		+12.39% +25.53%
+12.04%/yr 		+65.91%
+18.38%/yr 		+49.83%
+8.42%/yr 		+202.27%
+11.70%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VOO
2026 (YTD) +8.36%
2025 +14.75%
2024 +21.47%
2023 +22.23%
2022 −23.14%
2021 +20.33%
2020 +16.73%
2019 +28.43%
2018 −6.29%
2017 +19.25%
2016 +9.89%
2015 +0.59%
2014 +12.71%
2013 +30.43%
2012 +14.02%
2011 −1.04%
2010 +14.34%