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 +14.99% over the past year and +6.91% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 20, 2025, VYLD is up +18.75% in real purchasing-power return, or +11.62%/yr, and is currently −0.07% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.

Data ending Mon Oct. 12, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYLD × 		+18.75%
+11.62%/yr 		+14.21%/yr
R2=0.801
Inverse VIX Short-Term Futures ETNs due March 22, 2045 Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2025-03-20💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYLD × 		$10,000.00
2025-03-20 		$11,874.58
2026-10-12

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-12

  YTD YoY
VYLD × 		+6.91% +14.99%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYLD × 		−0.07%
on 2026-10-12
from 2026-10-06 peak 		−15.58%
on 2025-04-08
from 2025-03-25 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-10-12 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYLD × 		+14.99% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year VYLD
2026 (YTD) +6.91%
2025 +11.07%