All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VOX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VOX returned −5.23% over the past year and −9.70% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VOX is up +238.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.68%/yr, and is currently −12.43% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 23, 2026
| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOX × |
+238.60%
+5.68%/yr |
+5.26%/yr
R2=0.798 |
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| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VOX × |
$10,000.00
2004-09-29 |
$33,859.81
2026-10-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VOX × | −9.70% | −5.23% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VOX × |
−12.43%
on 2026-10-23 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−58.28%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-07-16 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOX × | −5.23% |
+18.80% +9.00%/yr |
+59.82% +16.92%/yr |
+10.01% +1.93%/yr |
+64.14% +5.08%/yr |
| Year | VOX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −9.70% |
| 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 | +14.58% |
| 2011 | −4.98% |
| 2010 | +17.77% |
| 2009 | +26.06% |
| 2008 | −38.62% |
| 2007 | +0.98% |
| 2006 | +33.33% |
| 2005 | −1.38% |
| 2004 | +11.83% |
