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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2019-12-13 to Tue 2025-08-26 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VYM × 		+7.38%
2025-08-26 		3.045 TRR
2025-08-26
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Returns

Fri 2019-12-13 to Tue 2025-08-26 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYM × 		+41.61%
+6.29%/yr 		+6.48%/yr
(R2=0.645)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2019-12-13 to Tue 2025-08-26 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYM × 		$10,000.00
2019-12-13 		$14,160.96
2025-08-26
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Annual Returns

Year VYM
2025 (YTD) +7.38%
2024 +14.30%
2023 +3.14%
2022 −6.50%
2021 +17.91%
2020 −0.22%
2019 +21.29%
2018 −7.68%
2017 +14.01%
2016 +14.66%
2015 −0.45%
2014 +12.70%
2013 +28.15%
2012 +10.77%
2011 +7.37%
2010 +12.53%
2009 +14.07%
2008 −31.98%
2007 −2.61%
2006 +2.75%

Drawdowns

Fri 2019-12-13 to Tue 2025-08-26 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYM × 		−0.40% −35.40%
2020-03-23
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