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 +14.01% over the past year and +5.97% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 31, 2001, VTI is up +424.43% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.81%/yr, and is currently −2.25% below its real total-return high on Jul. 10, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTI
×
+424.43%
+6.81%/yr
+7.84%/yr
R2=0.904
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Start
Value
End
Value
VTI
×
$10,000.00
2001-05-31
$52,442.77
2026-07-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-24

  YTD YoY
VTI
×
+5.97% +14.01%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTI
×
−2.25%
on 2026-07-24
from 2026-07-10 peak
−56.23%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTI
×
+14.01% +31.27%
+14.57%/yr
+53.06%
+15.24%/yr
+40.13%
+6.98%/yr
+177.00%
+10.73%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTI
2026 (YTD) +5.97%
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%