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 +16.11% over the past year and +10.24% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 31, 2001, VTI is up +445.54% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.95%/yr, and is currently −1.38% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTI
×
+445.54%
+6.95%/yr
+7.87%/yr
R2=0.905
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value
End
Value
VTI
×
$10,000.00
2001-05-31
$54,553.87
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
VTI
×
+10.24% +16.11%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTI
×
−1.38%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-08-13 peak
−56.23%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTI
×
+16.11% +34.59%
+16.01%/yr
+61.17%
+17.24%/yr
+42.03%
+7.27%/yr
+185.86%
+11.07%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTI
2026 (YTD) +10.24%
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%