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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2020-12-11 to Tue 2026-01-13 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUG
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+0.60%
2026-01-13
7.12 TRR
2026-01-13
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2020-12-11 to Tue 2026-01-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUG
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+66.05%
+10.48%/yr
+9.23%/yr
(R2=0.405)
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2020-12-11 to Tue 2026-01-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VUG
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$10,000.00
2020-12-11
$16,605.48
2026-01-13
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VUG
2026 (YTD) +0.60%
2025 +16.30%
2024 +28.97%
2023 +42.07%
2022 −37.22%
2021 +18.98%
2020 +38.37%
2019 +33.97%
2018 −5.13%
2017 +25.08%
2016 +4.11%
2015 +2.49%
2014 +12.77%
2013 +30.50%
2012 +15.02%
2011 −1.11%
2010 +15.49%
2009 +32.52%
2008 −38.08%
2007 +8.09%
2006 +6.51%
2005 +1.53%
2004 +2.16%

Drawdowns

Fri 2020-12-11 to Tue 2026-01-13 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUG
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−2.44% −40.05%
2022-11-03
Vanguard Growth Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund