All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VTSMX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTSMX returned +18.32% over the past year and +11.60% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 28, 1992, VTSMX is up +1,357.92% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.13%/yr, and is currently −0.13% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Tue 1992-04-28💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × |
+1,357.92%
+8.13%/yr |
+6.55%/yr
R2=0.887 |
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| Tue 1992-04-28💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × |
$10,000.00
1992-04-28 |
$145,791.90
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × | +11.60% | +18.32% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × |
−0.13%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−56.70%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-03-23 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × | +18.32% |
+37.89% +17.43%/yr |
+63.62% +17.84%/yr |
+45.51% +7.79%/yr |
+186.79% +11.11%/yr |
| Year | VTSMX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +11.60% |
| 2025 | +13.96% |
| 2024 | +20.14% |
| 2023 | +21.79% |
| 2022 | −24.48% |
| 2021 | +17.34% |
| 2020 | +19.24% |
| 2019 | +27.72% |
| 2018 | −7.04% |
| 2017 | +18.54% |
| 2016 | +10.25% |
| 2015 | −0.45% |
| 2014 | +11.58% |
| 2013 | +31.37% |
| 2012 | +14.27% |
| 2011 | −1.95% |
| 2010 | +15.36% |
| 2009 | +25.27% |
| 2008 | −37.10% |
| 2007 | +1.34% |
| 2006 | +12.67% |
| 2005 | +2.46% |
| 2004 | +9.67% |
| 2003 | +29.47% |
| 2002 | −22.80% |
| 2001 | −12.33% |
| 2000 | −13.52% |
| 1999 | +20.59% |
| 1998 | +21.32% |
| 1997 | +28.77% |
| 1996 | +16.86% |
| 1995 | +31.62% |
| 1994 | −3.03% |
| 1993 | +8.32% |
| 1992 | +8.64% |
