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

Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-19 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VYM
×
+6.34%
2025-08-19
3.016 TRR
2025-08-19
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VYM
×
+201.63%
+6.06%/yr
+8.00%/yr
(R2=0.895)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-19 Start
Value
End
Value
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2006-11-16
$30,162.64
2025-08-19
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VYM
2025 (YTD) +6.34%
2024 +14.30%
2023 +3.13%
2022 −6.49%
2021 +17.91%
2020 −0.22%
2019 +21.29%
2018 −7.67%
2017 +14.01%
2016 +14.65%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +12.69%
2013 +28.15%
2012 +10.78%
2011 +7.37%
2010 +12.54%
2009 +14.08%
2008 −31.98%
2007 −2.63%
2006 +2.77%

Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Tue 2025-08-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VYM
×
−0.29% −57.73%
2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund