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

Total Real Returns

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

VTEB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTEB returned −5.37% over the past year and −5.98% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 2015, VTEB is down −11.83% in real purchasing-power return, or −1.12%/yr, and is currently −21.63% below its real total-return high on Feb. 10, 2021.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTEB × 		−11.83%
−1.12%/yr 		−1.51%/yr
R2=0.463
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTEB × 		$10,000.00
2015-08-25 		$8,816.61
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
VTEB × 		−5.98% −5.37%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTEB × 		−21.63%
on 2026-10-16
from 2021-02-10 peak 		−23.45%
on 2026-09-29
from 2021-02-10 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTEB × 		−5.37% −5.62%
−2.85%/yr 		+0.65%
+0.22%/yr 		−17.27%
−3.72%/yr 		−14.94%
−1.61%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTEB
2026 (YTD) −5.98%
2025 +1.02%
2024 −1.53%
2023 +2.71%
2022 −13.58%
2021 −5.51%
2020 +3.78%
2019 +4.95%
2018 −0.84%
2017 +2.69%
2016 −1.85%
2015 +3.25%