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 +4.95% over the past year and +3.89% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 28, 1992, VTSMX is up +1,257.20% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.85%/yr, and is currently −7.01% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Thu Nov. 5, 2026
| Tue 1992-04-28💬 to Thu 2026-11-05 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × |
+1,257.20%
+7.85%/yr |
+6.60%/yr
R2=0.889 |
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| Tue 1992-04-28💬 to Thu 2026-11-05 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × |
$10,000.00
1992-04-28 |
$135,719.66
2026-11-05 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × | +3.89% | +4.95% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × |
−7.01%
on 2026-11-05 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−56.70%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-03-23 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-11-05 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTSMX × | +4.95% |
+20.62% +9.83%/yr |
+57.75% +16.41%/yr |
+29.91% +5.37%/yr |
+179.93% +10.84%/yr |
| Year | VTSMX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.89% |
| 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 | +31.63% |
| 1994 | −3.03% |
| 1993 | +8.32% |
| 1992 | +8.64% |
