All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VYM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VYM returned +13.21% over the past year and +9.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 16, 2006, VYM is up +247.91% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.46%/yr, and is currently −4.42% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
+247.91%
+6.46%/yr |
+8.08%/yr
R2=0.912 |
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| Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
$10,000.00
2006-11-16 |
$34,790.99
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VYM × | +9.12% | +13.21% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
−4.42%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−57.72%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM × | +13.21% |
+20.06% +9.57%/yr |
+53.15% +15.27%/yr |
+40.87% +7.09%/yr |
+118.66% +8.14%/yr |
| Year | VYM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.12% |
| 2025 | +12.42% |
| 2024 | +14.30% |
| 2023 | +3.14% |
| 2022 | −6.49% |
| 2021 | +17.90% |
| 2020 | −0.21% |
| 2019 | +21.29% |
| 2018 | −7.68% |
| 2017 | +14.01% |
| 2016 | +14.66% |
| 2015 | −0.45% |
| 2014 | +12.69% |
| 2013 | +28.15% |
| 2012 | +10.77% |
| 2011 | +7.36% |
| 2010 | +12.54% |
| 2009 | +14.08% |
| 2008 | −31.98% |
| 2007 | −2.62% |
| 2006 | +2.75% |
