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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 2010-08-25? to Fri 2025-05-09 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VYM
×
−2.35%
2025-05-09
2.77 TRR
2025-05-09
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
AMLP
×
+0.90%
2025-05-09
1.36 TRR
2025-05-09
Alerian MLP ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Wed 2010-08-25? to Fri 2025-05-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VYM
×
+268.74%
+9.28%/yr
+8.32%/yr
(R2=0.934)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
AMLP
×
+35.99%
+2.11%/yr
−1.59%/yr
(R2=0.089)
Alerian MLP ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2010-08-25? to Fri 2025-05-09 Start
Value
End
Value
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2010-08-25
$36,873.90
2025-05-09
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
AMLP
×
$10,000.00
2010-08-25
$13,599.10
2025-05-09
Alerian MLP ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VYM AMLP
2025 (YTD) −2.35% +0.90%
2024 +14.30% +19.31%
2023 +3.14% +17.49%
2022 −6.50% +17.82%
2021 +17.91% +29.95%
2020 −0.22% −33.16%
2019 +21.29% +3.62%
2018 −7.68% −14.30%
2017 +14.02% −9.81%
2016 +14.65% +12.61%
2015 −0.44% −26.21%
2014 +12.69% +4.03%
2013 +28.15% +16.79%
2012 +10.78% +0.15%
2011 +7.36% +6.93%
2010 +12.54% +8.51%
2009 +14.08%
2008 −31.98%
2007 −2.62%
2006 +2.75%

Drawdowns

Wed 2010-08-25? to Fri 2025-05-09 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VYM
×
−6.87% −35.40%
2020-03-23
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
AMLP
×
−10.06% −79.00%
2020-03-18
Alerian MLP ETF Exchange-Traded Fund