All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VTI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTI returned +12.87% over the past year and +10.95% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 31, 2001, VTI is up +449.09% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.95%/yr, and is currently −0.72% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Oct. 6, 2026
| Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTI × |
+449.09%
+6.95%/yr |
+7.89%/yr
R2=0.906 |
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| Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VTI × |
$10,000.00
2001-05-31 |
$54,908.61
2026-10-06 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VTI × | +10.95% | +12.87% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VTI × |
−0.72%
on 2026-10-06 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−56.23%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTI × | +12.87% |
+30.01% +14.02%/yr |
+70.91% +19.56%/yr |
+49.17% +8.33%/yr |
+190.46% +11.25%/yr |
| Year | VTI |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +10.95% |
| 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% |
