All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VSS real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VSS returned +15.50% over the past year and +8.73% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 6, 2009, VSS is up +214.05% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.82%/yr, and is currently −1.83% below its real total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026
| Mon 2009-04-06💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSS × |
+214.05%
+6.82%/yr |
+3.13%/yr
R2=0.636 |
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| Mon 2009-04-06💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VSS × |
$10,000.00
2009-04-06 |
$31,404.95
2026-08-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VSS × | +8.73% | +15.50% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VSS × |
−1.83%
on 2026-08-13 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−45.83%
on 2020-03-23 from 2018-01-26 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSS × | +15.50% |
+36.14% +16.68%/yr |
+44.64% +13.09%/yr |
+9.89% +1.90%/yr |
+54.45% +4.44%/yr |
| Year | VSS |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.73% |
| 2025 | +26.24% |
| 2024 | +0.05% |
| 2023 | +11.82% |
| 2022 | −26.25% |
| 2021 | +5.61% |
| 2020 | +10.31% |
| 2019 | +18.66% |
| 2018 | −20.00% |
| 2017 | +27.91% |
| 2016 | +2.13% |
| 2015 | −0.73% |
| 2014 | −5.77% |
| 2013 | +14.86% |
| 2012 | +18.69% |
| 2011 | −21.94% |
| 2010 | +23.76% |
| 2009 | +55.82% |
