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

Thu 2015-08-27 to Thu 2026-03-19	YTD Return	TRR Price
VYM ×	+1.78% 2026-03-19	3.245 TRR 2026-03-19
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Returns

Thu 2015-08-27 to Thu 2026-03-19	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VYM ×	+130.45% +8.23%/yr	+6.67%/yr (R2=0.895)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2015-08-27 to Thu 2026-03-19	Start Value	End Value
VYM ×	$10,000.00 2015-08-27	$23,044.84 2026-03-19
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Annual Returns

Year	VYM
2026 (YTD)	+1.78%
2025	+12.42%
2024	+14.30%
2023	+3.14%
2022	−6.49%
2021	+17.89%
2020	−0.21%
2019	+21.29%
2018	−7.68%
2017	+14.01%
2016	+14.67%
2015	−0.45%
2014	+12.69%
2013	+28.15%
2012	+10.79%
2011	+7.35%
2010	+12.55%
2009	+14.06%
2008	−31.97%
2007	−2.63%
2006	+2.75%

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Drawdowns

Thu 2015-08-27 to Thu 2026-03-19	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VYM ×	−6.14%	−35.39% 2020-03-23
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