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

Tue 2020-04-14 to Fri 2025-04-25	YTD Return	TRR Price
VYM ×	−4.15% 2025-04-25	2.718 TRR 2025-04-25
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD ×	−6.59% 2025-04-25	3.322 TRR 2025-04-25
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

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Returns

Tue 2020-04-14 to Fri 2025-04-25	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VYM ×	+49.02% +8.25%/yr	+6.10%/yr (R2=0.581)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD ×	+48.55% +8.19%/yr	+4.94%/yr (R2=0.379)
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Tue 2020-04-14 to Fri 2025-04-25	Start Value	End Value
VYM ×	$10,000.00 2020-04-14	$14,902.10 2025-04-25
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD ×	$10,000.00 2020-04-14	$14,855.32 2025-04-25
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund

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Annual Returns

Year	VYM	SCHD
2025 (YTD)	−4.15%	−6.59%
2024	+14.30%	+8.53%
2023	+3.13%	+1.16%
2022	−6.49%	−9.15%
2021	+17.91%	+21.37%
2020	−0.22%	+13.44%
2019	+21.30%	+24.44%
2018	−7.69%	−7.32%
2017	+14.02%	+18.35%
2016	+14.65%	+14.09%
2015	−0.44%	−1.00%
2014	+12.68%	+10.85%
2013	+28.15%	+30.91%
2012	+10.79%	+9.50%
2011	+7.34%	+5.72%
2010	+12.55%	—
2009	+14.09%	—
2008	−31.99%	—
2007	−2.62%	—
2006	+2.76%	—

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Drawdowns

Tue 2020-04-14 to Fri 2025-04-25	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VYM ×	−8.59%	−20.56% 2022-09-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SCHD ×	−12.81%	−21.66% 2022-09-30
Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF Exchange-Traded Fund