All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VTEB real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTEB returned +1.89% over the past year and −2.18% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 25, 2015, VTEB is down −8.28% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.78%/yr, and is currently −18.47% below its real total-return high on Feb. 10, 2021.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTEB × |
−8.28%
−0.78%/yr |
−1.49%/yr
R2=0.444 |
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| Tue 2015-08-25💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VTEB × |
$10,000.00
2015-08-25 |
$9,172.48
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VTEB × | −2.18% | +1.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VTEB × |
−18.47%
on 2026-08-14 from 2021-02-10 peak |
−23.09%
on 2023-10-25 from 2021-02-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTEB × | +1.89% |
−1.50% −0.75%/yr |
+0.92% +0.31%/yr |
−15.34% −3.28%/yr |
−13.02% −1.39%/yr |
| Year | VTEB |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.18% |
| 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 | −1.86% |
| 2015 | +3.25% |
