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

Total Real Returns

VTTSX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

VTTSX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTTSX returned +10.51% over the past year and +7.29% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 19, 2012, VTTSX is up +222.35% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.27%/yr, and is currently −3.27% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2012-01-19💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTTSX
×
+222.35%
+8.27%/yr
+7.04%/yr
R2=0.929
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2012-01-19💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 Start
Value
End
Value
VTTSX
×
$10,000.00
2012-01-19
$32,234.86
2026-10-15

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-15

  YTD YoY
VTTSX
×
+7.29% +10.51%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTTSX
×
−3.27%
on 2026-10-15
from 2026-08-13 peak
−31.38%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTTSX
×
+10.51% +25.54%
+12.04%/yr
+57.22%
+16.28%/yr
+34.05%
+6.04%/yr
+124.46%
+8.42%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTTSX
2026 (YTD) +7.29%
2025 +18.27%
2024 +11.47%
2023 +16.30%
2022 −22.49%
2021 +12.99%
2020 +15.07%
2019 +22.21%
2018 −9.63%
2017 +18.88%
2016 +6.63%
2015 −2.31%
2014 +6.39%
2013 +22.52%
2012 +9.09%