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

Total Real Returns

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

VTI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTI returned +11.76% over the past year and +10.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 31, 2001, VTI is up +444.71% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.91%/yr, and is currently −1.51% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 8, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTI
×
+444.71%
+6.91%/yr
+7.89%/yr
R2=0.906
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Thu 2026-10-08 Start
Value
End
Value
VTI
×
$10,000.00
2001-05-31
$54,470.90
2026-10-08

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-08

  YTD YoY
VTI
×
+10.07% +11.76%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTI
×
−1.51%
on 2026-10-08
from 2026-08-13 peak
−56.23%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-08 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTI
×
+11.76% +29.09%
+13.62%/yr
+69.55%
+19.24%/yr
+46.97%
+8.01%/yr
+189.25%
+11.21%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTI
2026 (YTD) +10.07%
2025 +14.05%
2024 +20.34%
2023 +21.96%
2022 −24.41%
2021 +17.42%
2020 +19.45%
2019 +27.75%
2018 −7.01%
2017 +18.70%
2016 +10.53%
2015 −0.37%
2014 +11.71%
2013 +31.47%
2012 +14.47%
2011 −1.94%
2010 +15.70%
2009 +25.49%
2008 −37.04%
2007 +1.23%
2006 +12.86%
2005 +2.78%
2004 +9.23%
2003 +28.33%
2002 −22.33%
2001 −6.77%