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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTI × 		+448.10%
+6.99%/yr 		+7.85%/yr
R2=0.904
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
QQQ × 		+915.68%
+9.64%/yr 		+12.02%/yr
R2=0.922
Invesco QQQ Trust NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2001-05-31💬 to Fri 2026-08-07 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTI × 		$10,000.00
2001-05-31 		$54,809.62
2026-08-07
QQQ × 		$10,000.00
2001-05-31 		$101,567.62
2026-08-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-07

  YTD YoY
VTI × 		+10.75% +19.75%
QQQ × 		+14.06% +23.09%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTI × 		—
on 2026-08-07 		−56.23%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
QQQ × 		−3.03%
on 2026-08-07
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−59.56%
on 2002-10-09
from 2001-06-07 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTI × 		+19.75% +43.55%
+19.81%/yr 		+61.41%
+17.30%/yr 		+45.79%
+7.83%/yr 		+187.94%
+11.16%/yr
QQQ × 		+23.09% +57.73%
+25.59%/yr 		+79.00%
+21.42%/yr 		+64.93%
+10.53%/yr 		+377.09%
+16.91%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTI QQQ
2026 (YTD) +10.75% +14.06%
2025 +14.05% +17.63%
2024 +20.34% +22.06%
2023 +21.96% +49.84%
2022 −24.41% −36.67%
2021 +17.42% +19.04%
2020 +19.45% +46.63%
2019 +27.75% +35.86%
2018 −7.01% −2.00%
2017 +18.70% +29.92%
2016 +10.53% +4.92%
2015 −0.37% +8.64%
2014 +11.71% +18.29%
2013 +31.47% +34.61%
2012 +14.47% +16.10%
2011 −1.94% +0.40%
2010 +15.70% +18.14%
2009 +25.49% +50.60%
2008 −37.04% −41.78%
2007 +1.23% +14.35%
2006 +12.86% +4.51%
2005 +2.78% −1.79%
2004 +9.23% +7.04%
2003 +28.33% +46.91%
2002 −22.33% −38.82%
2001 −6.77% −34.36%
2000 — −38.21%
1999 — +75.08%