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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 2026-05-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
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+4.58%
2026-05-08
7.557 TRR
2026-05-08
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2026-05-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
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+653.77%
+10.26%/yr
+11.06%/yr
(R2=0.931)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2026-05-08 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
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$10,000.00
2005-09-02
$75,376.90
2026-05-08
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG
2026 (YTD) +4.58%
2025 +16.29%
2024 +28.97%
2023 +42.08%
2022 −37.22%
2021 +18.97%
2020 +38.36%
2019 +33.97%
2018 −5.13%
2017 +25.08%
2016 +4.12%
2015 +2.49%
2014 +12.76%
2013 +30.52%
2012 +15.02%
2011 −1.11%
2010 +15.49%
2009 +35.30%
2008 −38.08%
2007 +8.09%
2006 +6.51%
2005 +1.54%
2004 +2.16%

Drawdowns

Fri 2005-09-02 to Fri 2026-05-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
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0.00% −51.47%
2009-03-09
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund