All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

VV real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VV returned +16.59% over the past year and +8.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VV is up +490.03% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.17%/yr, and is currently −1.87% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Wed Sep. 2, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VV
×
+490.03%
+8.17%/yr
+8.65%/yr
R2=0.907
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VV
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$59,003.12
2026-09-02

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-02

  YTD YoY
VV
×
+8.91% +16.59%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VV
×
−1.87%
on 2026-09-02
from 2026-08-13 peak
−55.60%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-02 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VV
×
+16.59% +31.08%
+14.49%/yr
+62.52%
+17.57%/yr
+45.23%
+7.75%/yr
+197.69%
+11.53%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VV
2026 (YTD) +8.91%
2025 +15.03%
2024 +21.74%
2023 +23.06%
2022 −24.77%
2021 +19.03%
2020 +19.41%
2019 +28.32%
2018 −6.25%
2017 +19.48%
2016 +9.51%
2015 +0.27%
2014 +12.53%
2013 +30.72%
2012 +14.20%
2011 −1.50%
2010 +14.20%
2009 +24.00%
2008 −36.74%
2007 +2.03%
2006 +12.61%
2005 +2.52%
2004 +6.68%