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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-12-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
×
+16.95%
2025-12-30
7.118 TRR
2025-12-30
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+12.97%
2025-12-30
3.204 TRR
2025-12-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-12-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
×
+543.49%
+10.23%/yr
+11.59%/yr
(R2=0.936)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
+220.44%
+6.28%/yr
+8.01%/yr
(R2=0.901)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-12-30 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$64,348.91
2025-12-30
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$32,043.89
2025-12-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG VYM
2025 (YTD) +16.95% +12.97%
2024 +28.97% +14.30%
2023 +42.07% +3.14%
2022 −37.22% −6.50%
2021 +18.98% +17.90%
2020 +38.36% −0.21%
2019 +33.98% +21.29%
2018 −5.14% −7.68%
2017 +25.08% +14.01%
2016 +4.12% +14.66%
2015 +2.49% −0.44%
2014 +12.76% +12.68%
2013 +30.51% +28.16%
2012 +15.03% +10.78%
2011 −1.13% +7.36%
2010 +15.49% +12.53%
2009 +32.54% +14.10%
2008 −38.08% −31.99%
2007 +8.10% −2.63%
2006 +6.50% +2.77%
2005 +1.54%
2004 +2.16%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-12-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
×
−2.48% −51.47%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
VYM
×
−1.67% −57.72%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund