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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 2011-10-20? to Fri 2026-05-15 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VYM
×
+6.06%
2026-05-15
3.382 TRR
2026-05-15
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD
×
+13.30%
2026-05-15
4.095 TRR
2026-05-15
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Thu 2011-10-20? to Fri 2026-05-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VYM
×
+284.68%
+9.69%/yr
+7.81%/yr
(R2=0.940)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD
×
+309.48%
+10.16%/yr
+9.22%/yr
(R2=0.949)
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2011-10-20? to Fri 2026-05-15 Start
Value
End
Value
VYM
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$38,467.90
2026-05-15
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD
×
$10,000.00
2011-10-20
$40,947.57
2026-05-15
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VYM SCHD
2026 (YTD) +6.06% +13.30%
2025 +12.42% +1.62%
2024 +14.30% +8.53%
2023 +3.14% +1.16%
2022 −6.49% −9.13%
2021 +17.90% +21.34%
2020 −0.21% +13.48%
2019 +21.29% +24.45%
2018 −7.68% −7.33%
2017 +14.01% +18.35%
2016 +14.66% +14.09%
2015 −0.45% −1.02%
2014 +12.69% +10.85%
2013 +28.15% +30.91%
2012 +10.77% +9.50%
2011 +7.36% +5.72%
2010 +12.54%
2009 +14.08%
2008 −31.98%
2007 −2.62%
2006 +2.75%

Drawdowns

Thu 2011-10-20? to Fri 2026-05-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VYM
×
−2.19%
from 2026-02-11 peak
−35.39%
2020-03-23
from 2020-01-17 peak
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD
×
−1.56%
from 2026-03-02 peak
−33.51%
2020-03-23
from 2020-01-23 peak
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-05-15 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VYM
×
+19.06% +27.63%
+12.98%/yr
+49.22%
+14.27%/yr
+34.95%
+6.18%/yr
+119.97%
+8.20%/yr
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD
×
+20.06% +20.48%
+9.77%/yr
+38.04%
+11.34%/yr
+18.06%
+3.38%/yr
+138.89%
+9.09%/yr
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund