All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VYLD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VYLD returned +12.84% over the past year and +6.08% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2025, VYLD is up +17.82% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.90%/yr, and is currently at its real total-return high.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYLD × |
+17.82%
+11.90%/yr |
+13.90%/yr
R2=0.762 |
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| Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VYLD × |
$10,000.00
2025-03-20 |
$11,782.49
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VYLD × | +6.08% | +12.84% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VYLD × |
—
on 2026-09-04 |
−15.58%
on 2025-04-08 from 2025-03-25 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYLD × | +12.84% | — | — | — | — |
| Year | VYLD |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.08% |
| 2025 | +11.07% |