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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-09-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
×
+12.53%
2025-09-17
6.849 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+9.07%
2025-09-17
3.094 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-09-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+519.14%
+10.16%/yr
+11.50%/yr
(R2=0.934)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+209.36%
+6.18%/yr
+8.00%/yr
(R2=0.896)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-09-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$61,913.98
2025-09-17
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$30,935.79
2025-09-17
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG VYM
2025 (YTD) +12.53% +9.07%
2024 +28.97% +14.30%
2023 +42.08% +3.13%
2022 −37.22% −6.49%
2021 +18.97% +17.91%
2020 +38.37% −0.22%
2019 +33.97% +21.29%
2018 −5.13% −7.69%
2017 +25.08% +14.02%
2016 +4.12% +14.65%
2015 +2.49% −0.44%
2014 +12.77% +12.69%
2013 +30.51% +28.15%
2012 +15.01% +10.77%
2011 −1.11% +7.35%
2010 +15.48% +12.56%
2009 +32.54% +14.07%
2008 −38.08% −31.98%
2007 +8.09% −2.62%
2006 +6.51% +2.76%
2005 +1.54%
2004 +2.15%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Wed 2025-09-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−0.57% −51.46%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−0.66% −57.72%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund