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 +8.78% over the past year and +9.11% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 31, 2001, VTI is up +439.98% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.86%/yr, and is currently −2.36% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 29, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Thu 2026-10-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTI
×
+439.98%
+6.86%/yr
+7.90%/yr
R2=0.907
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Thu 2026-10-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VTI
×
$10,000.00
2001-05-31
$53,998.01
2026-10-29

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-29

  YTD YoY
VTI
×
+9.11% +8.78%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTI
×
−2.36%
on 2026-10-29
from 2026-08-13 peak
−56.23%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-29 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTI
×
+8.78% +26.04%
+12.27%/yr
+76.17%
+20.78%/yr
+40.01%
+6.96%/yr
+191.51%
+11.29%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTI
2026 (YTD) +9.11%
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%