All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VWO real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VWO returned +4.74% over the past year and +3.97% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 10, 2005, VWO is up +131.49% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.96%/yr, and is currently −6.00% below its real total-return high on Sep. 4, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWO × |
+131.49%
+3.96%/yr |
+1.97%/yr
R2=0.367 |
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| Thu 2005-03-10💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWO × |
$10,000.00
2005-03-10 |
$23,148.77
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWO × | +3.97% | +4.74% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWO × |
−6.00%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-09-04 peak |
−68.42%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWO × | +4.74% |
+20.98% +9.99%/yr |
+46.49% +13.57%/yr |
+6.07% +1.19%/yr |
+46.71% +3.91%/yr |
| Year | VWO |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.97% |
| 2025 | +22.34% |
| 2024 | +7.49% |
| 2023 | +5.73% |
| 2022 | −22.97% |
| 2021 | −5.40% |
| 2020 | +13.63% |
| 2019 | +18.05% |
| 2018 | −16.36% |
| 2017 | +28.76% |
| 2016 | +9.90% |
| 2015 | −16.43% |
| 2014 | −0.79% |
| 2013 | −6.35% |
| 2012 | +17.18% |
| 2011 | −21.09% |
| 2010 | +17.71% |
| 2009 | +71.64% |
| 2008 | −52.50% |
| 2007 | +31.91% |
| 2006 | +26.19% |
| 2005 | +20.67% |
