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

Total Real Returns

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

VYLD real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VYLD returned +13.90% over the past year and +4.51% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2025, VYLD is up +16.09% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.94%/yr, and is currently −2.01% below its real total-return high on Oct. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYLD × 		+16.09%
+9.94%/yr 		+14.15%/yr
R2=0.805
Inverse VIX Short-Term Futures ETNs due March 22, 2045 Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYLD × 		$10,000.00
2025-03-20 		$11,608.70
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
VYLD × 		+4.51% +13.90%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYLD × 		−2.01%
on 2026-10-16
from 2026-10-13 peak 		−15.58%
on 2025-04-08
from 2025-03-25 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYLD × 		+13.90% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year VYLD
2026 (YTD) +4.51%
2025 +11.07%