All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VUG real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VUG returned +9.48% over the past year and +6.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VUG is up +669.53% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.40%/yr, and is currently −3.07% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 14, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUG × |
+669.53%
+9.40%/yr |
+10.40%/yr
R2=0.922 |
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| Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-10-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VUG × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$76,953.39
2026-10-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VUG × | +6.49% | +9.48% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VUG × |
−3.07%
on 2026-10-14 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−51.46%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUG × | +9.48% |
+29.73% +13.90%/yr |
+79.40% +21.51%/yr |
+51.04% +8.60%/yr |
+279.03% +14.25%/yr |
| Year | VUG |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.49% |
| 2025 | +16.29% |
| 2024 | +28.97% |
| 2023 | +42.08% |
| 2022 | −37.22% |
| 2021 | +18.97% |
| 2020 | +38.36% |
| 2019 | +33.97% |
| 2018 | −5.13% |
| 2017 | +25.08% |
| 2016 | +4.12% |
| 2015 | +2.49% |
| 2014 | +12.76% |
| 2013 | +30.51% |
| 2012 | +15.02% |
| 2011 | −1.11% |
| 2010 | +15.49% |
| 2009 | +35.30% |
| 2008 | −38.08% |
| 2007 | +8.09% |
| 2006 | +6.51% |
| 2005 | +1.54% |
| 2004 | +2.16% |
