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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-03-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
×
−14.72%
2026-03-30
6.036 TRR
2026-03-30
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+0.89%
2026-03-30
3.216 TRR
2026-03-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-03-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+445.68%
+9.16%/yr
+11.63%/yr
(R2=0.938)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+221.64%
+6.22%/yr
+8.03%/yr
(R2=0.904)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-03-30 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$54,568.01
2026-03-30
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$32,164.49
2026-03-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG VYM
2026 (YTD) −14.72% +0.89%
2025 +16.29% +12.42%
2024 +28.97% +14.30%
2023 +42.07% +3.14%
2022 −37.22% −6.50%
2021 +18.97% +17.90%
2020 +38.36% −0.22%
2019 +33.97% +21.30%
2018 −5.13% −7.69%
2017 +25.08% +14.00%
2016 +4.12% +14.67%
2015 +2.49% −0.44%
2014 +12.76% +12.68%
2013 +30.51% +28.15%
2012 +15.01% +10.77%
2011 −1.10% +7.36%
2010 +15.49% +12.53%
2009 +32.51% +14.10%
2008 −38.07% −31.98%
2007 +8.09% −2.63%
2006 +6.51% +2.74%
2005 +1.53%
2004 +2.17%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Mon 2026-03-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−17.30% −51.46%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−6.96% −57.73%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund