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Total Real Returns

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

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-01-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
×
−1.49%
2026-01-30
6.972 TRR
2026-01-30
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-01-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+597.19%
+9.23%/yr
+10.11%/yr
(R2=0.911)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-01-30 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$69,719.13
2026-01-30
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG
2026 (YTD) −1.49%
2025 +16.29%
2024 +28.98%
2023 +42.07%
2022 −37.22%
2021 +18.98%
2020 +38.36%
2019 +33.98%
2018 −5.13%
2017 +25.08%
2016 +4.12%
2015 +2.48%
2014 +12.76%
2013 +30.51%
2012 +15.02%
2011 −1.11%
2010 +15.48%
2009 +32.54%
2008 −38.08%
2007 +8.09%
2006 +6.52%
2005 +1.53%
2004 +2.16%

Drawdowns

Fri 2004-01-30? to Fri 2026-01-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−4.47% −51.46%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund