All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VT returned +16.40% over the past year and +10.27% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 26, 2008, VT is up +207.83% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.37%/yr, and is currently −1.77% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 9, 2026
| Thu 2008-06-26💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT × |
+207.83%
+6.37%/yr |
+7.18%/yr
R2=0.932 |
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| Thu 2008-06-26💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VT × |
$10,000.00
2008-06-26 |
$30,782.69
2026-09-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VT × | +10.27% | +16.40% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VT × |
−1.77%
on 2026-09-09 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−48.83%
on 2009-03-09 |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VT × | +16.40% |
+36.73% +16.93%/yr |
+60.86% +17.17%/yr |
+35.61% +6.28%/yr |
+136.08% +8.97%/yr |
| Year | VT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +10.27% |
| 2025 | +19.25% |
| 2024 | +13.23% |
| 2023 | +18.08% |
| 2022 | −22.99% |
| 2021 | +10.49% |
| 2020 | +15.02% |
| 2019 | +23.98% |
| 2018 | −11.45% |
| 2017 | +21.92% |
| 2016 | +6.30% |
| 2015 | −2.58% |
| 2014 | +2.90% |
| 2013 | +21.12% |
| 2012 | +15.13% |
| 2011 | −10.18% |
| 2010 | +11.42% |
| 2009 | +29.15% |
| 2008 | −30.41% |
