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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2025-12-19 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
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+16.18%
2025-12-19
7.071 TRR
2025-12-19
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2025-12-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
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+605.24%
+10.10%/yr
+10.88%/yr
(R2=0.924)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2025-12-19 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
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$10,000.00
2005-09-02
$70,523.96
2025-12-19
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG
2025 (YTD) +16.18%
2024 +28.97%
2023 +42.08%
2022 −37.22%
2021 +18.97%
2020 +38.36%
2019 +33.98%
2018 −5.13%
2017 +25.08%
2016 +4.11%
2015 +2.49%
2014 +12.77%
2013 +30.51%
2012 +15.01%
2011 −1.11%
2010 +15.49%
2009 +32.52%
2008 −38.08%
2007 +8.10%
2006 +6.50%
2005 +1.54%
2004 +2.16%

Drawdowns

Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2025-12-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
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−3.12% −51.46%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund