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 −0.44% over the past year and −5.64% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VOX is up +253.83% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.90%/yr, and is currently −8.49% below its real total-return high on Jan. 29, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOX × |
+253.83%
+5.90%/yr |
+5.26%/yr
R2=0.797 |
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| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VOX × |
$10,000.00
2004-09-29 |
$35,382.73
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VOX × | −5.64% | −0.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VOX × |
−8.49%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-01-29 peak |
−58.28%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-07-16 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VOX × | −0.44% |
+22.98% +10.90%/yr |
+63.59% +17.83%/yr |
+13.95% +2.65%/yr |
+68.75% +5.37%/yr |
| Year | VOX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.64% |
| 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% |
