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 +16.31% over the past year and +9.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 19, 2012, VTTSX is up +230.11% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.52%/yr, and is currently −0.96% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2012-01-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTTSX × 		+230.11%
+8.52%/yr 		+7.00%/yr
R2=0.927
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2012-01-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTTSX × 		$10,000.00
2012-01-19 		$33,010.51
2026-08-28

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-28

  YTD YoY
VTTSX × 		+9.87% +16.31%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTTSX × 		−0.96%
on 2026-08-28
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−31.38%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-12 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTTSX × 		+16.31% +31.55%
+14.70%/yr 		+56.15%
+16.02%/yr 		+35.72%
+6.30%/yr 		+126.39%
+8.51%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTTSX
2026 (YTD) +9.87%
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%