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 +12.23% over the past year and +8.65% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 16, 2006, VYM is up +246.44% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.46%/yr, and is currently −4.82% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Sep. 22, 2026
| Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Tue 2026-09-22 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
+246.44%
+6.46%/yr |
+8.08%/yr
R2=0.911 |
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| Thu 2006-11-16💬 to Tue 2026-09-22 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
$10,000.00
2006-11-16 |
$34,643.54
2026-09-22 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VYM × | +8.65% | +12.23% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VYM × |
−4.82%
on 2026-09-22 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−57.72%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-09-22 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM × | +12.23% |
+23.47% +11.12%/yr |
+50.80% +14.68%/yr |
+45.04% +7.72%/yr |
+113.21% +7.87%/yr |
| Year | VYM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.65% |
| 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% |
