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

Total Real Returns

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

VOX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VOX returned +7.85% over the past year and −5.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VOX is up +254.04% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.98%/yr, and is currently −8.44% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.

Data ending Wed Jul. 1, 2026

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VOX
×
−5.58%
2026-07-01
+7.85%
2026-07-01
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Returns

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VOX
×
+254.04%
+5.98%/yr
+5.20%/yr
(R2=0.789)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 Start
Value
End
Value
VOX
×
$10,000.00
2004-09-29
$35,403.85
2026-07-01
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Annual Returns

Year VOX
2026 (YTD) −5.58%
2025 +22.98%
2024 +29.40%
2023 +40.12%
2022 −42.56%
2021 +6.34%
2020 +27.39%
2019 +25.17%
2018 −18.31%
2017 −7.45%
2016 +20.28%
2015 +1.95%
2014 +3.25%
2013 +22.44%
2012 +14.57%
2011 −4.98%
2010 +17.77%
2009 +26.06%
2008 −38.62%
2007 +0.98%
2006 +33.34%
2005 −1.38%
2004 +11.83%

Drawdowns

Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Wed 2026-07-01 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VOX
×
−8.44%
from 2026-01-29 peak
−58.28%
2008-11-20
from 2007-07-16 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-01 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VOX
×
+7.85% +30.92%
+14.42%/yr
+66.44%
+18.51%/yr
+11.11%
+2.13%/yr
+59.44%
+4.78%/yr
Vanguard Communication Services Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund