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 +12.42% over the past year and +6.39% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2025, VYLD is up +18.17% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.64%/yr, and is currently −0.16% below its real total-return high on Sep. 22, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 25, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYLD × 		+18.17%
+11.64%/yr 		+14.08%/yr
R2=0.785
Inverse VIX Short-Term Futures ETNs due March 22, 2045 Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYLD × 		$10,000.00
2025-03-20 		$11,817.21
2026-09-25

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-25

  YTD YoY
VYLD × 		+6.39% +12.42%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYLD × 		−0.16%
on 2026-09-25
from 2026-09-22 peak 		−15.58%
on 2025-04-08
from 2025-03-25 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-25 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYLD × 		+12.42% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year VYLD
2026 (YTD) +6.39%
2025 +11.07%