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

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-07-18	YTD Return	TRR Price
VYM ×	+4.53% 2025-07-18	2.965 TRR 2025-07-18
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	+3.60% 2025-07-18	35.38 TRR 2025-07-18
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	−19.98% 2025-07-18	96.21 TRR 2025-07-18
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock
LMT ×	−5.37% 2025-07-18	265.12 TRR 2025-07-18
Lockheed Martin Corporation NYSE Common Stock

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Returns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-07-18	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VYM ×	+196.48% +5.99%/yr	+8.00%/yr (R2=0.894)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	+179.04% +5.65%/yr	+5.26%/yr (R2=0.768)
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	+125.62% +4.45%/yr	+8.54%/yr (R2=0.869)
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock
LMT ×	+461.15% +9.68%/yr	+13.83%/yr (R2=0.890)
Lockheed Martin Corporation NYSE Common Stock

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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-07-18	Start Value	End Value
VYM ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$29,647.81 2025-07-18
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$27,904.04 2025-07-18
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$22,562.08 2025-07-18
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock
LMT ×	$10,000.00 2006-11-16	$56,115.14 2025-07-18
Lockheed Martin Corporation NYSE Common Stock

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Annual Returns

Year	VYM	CVX	MRK	LMT
2025 (YTD)	+4.53%	+3.60%	−19.98%	−5.37%
2024	+14.30%	−1.55%	−8.89%	+6.94%
2023	+3.14%	−16.43%	−2.26%	−7.41%
2022	−6.49%	+48.83%	+40.35%	+31.96%
2021	+17.90%	+36.63%	−4.93%	−3.63%
2020	−0.22%	−26.95%	−8.45%	−7.75%
2019	+21.29%	+12.70%	+19.54%	+49.14%
2018	−7.67%	−11.44%	+37.33%	−17.91%
2017	+14.00%	+8.30%	−3.53%	+29.05%
2016	+14.66%	+33.89%	+12.73%	+15.97%
2015	−0.44%	−16.78%	−4.58%	+15.34%
2014	+12.68%	−7.68%	+16.05%	+32.76%
2013	+28.17%	+17.55%	+24.95%	+65.62%
2012	+10.77%	+3.27%	+11.21%	+17.49%
2011	+7.36%	+16.82%	+6.40%	+17.23%
2010	+12.53%	+21.13%	+1.39%	−5.26%
2009	+14.10%	+5.21%	+23.36%	−10.03%
2008	−31.98%	−18.41%	−45.39%	−18.63%
2007	−2.61%	+25.42%	+31.98%	+11.41%
2006	+2.75%	+30.44%	+39.15%	+43.37%
2005	—	+7.83%	+0.60%	+12.66%
2004	—	+21.57%	−30.05%	+6.51%
2003	—	+32.87%	−12.83%	−11.55%
2002	—	−24.87%	−3.50%	+21.80%
2001	—	+7.62%	−36.94%	+36.85%
2000	—	−2.76%	+37.11%	+52.82%
1999	—	+4.57%	−9.90%	−48.29%
1998	—	+9.24%	+39.05%	−13.98%
1997	—	+20.11%	+33.38%	+7.63%
1996	—	+24.38%	+19.98%	+14.26%
1995	—	+19.16%	+72.21%	+77.16%
1994	—	+4.00%	+11.83%	+7.22%
1993	—	+27.17%	−20.50%	+21.50%
1992	—	+2.65%	−22.57%	+27.77%
1991	—	−3.55%	+83.27%	+35.82%
1990	—	+5.30%	+12.06%	−14.03%
1989	—	+48.92%	+31.42%	−6.26%
1988	—	+16.84%	+7.22%	+19.33%
1987	—	−12.52%	+24.46%	−32.49%
1986	—	+25.24%	+82.60%	+2.93%
1985	—	+25.56%	+44.60%	+9.22%
1984	—	−2.08%	+3.59%	+6.91%
1983	—	+4.27%	+6.20%	+57.88%
1982	—	−28.11%	−0.20%	+50.91%
1981	—	−20.88%	−5.37%	+28.13%
1980	—	+56.87%	+7.81%	−13.70%
1979	—	+6.11%	−2.91%	+56.15%
1978	—	+10.63%	+15.21%	+19.23%
1977	—	−11.13%	−21.48%	+50.06%
1976	—	+41.30%	−4.18%	—
1975	—	+32.53%	−0.65%	—
1974	—	−39.12%	−25.75%	—
1973	—	−16.31%	−15.47%	—
1972	—	+40.59%	+40.65%	—
1971	—	+7.16%	+23.82%	—
1970	—	+7.58%	−15.50%	—
1969	—	−33.25%	+18.22%	—
1968	—	+9.76%	+1.88%	—
1967	—	+1.29%	+6.67%	—
1966	—	−27.23%	+5.24%	—
1965	—	+6.79%	+39.35%	—
1964	—	+22.13%	+34.69%	—
1963	—	−7.08%	+38.82%	—
1962	—	+17.90%	−14.47%	—

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Drawdowns

Thu 2006-11-16? to Fri 2025-07-18	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VYM ×	−0.93%	−57.72% 2009-03-05
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
CVX ×	−18.00%	−57.55% 2020-03-23
Chevron Corp NYSE Common Stock
MRK ×	−39.53%	−63.68% 2009-03-09
Merck & Company Inc NYSE Common Stock
LMT ×	−24.72%	−48.99% 2009-03-11
Lockheed Martin Corporation NYSE Common Stock