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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 2020-03-26 to Thu 2025-06-05 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VYM × 		+0.36%
2025-06-05 		2.846 TRR
2025-06-05
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Returns

Thu 2020-03-26 to Thu 2025-06-05 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYM × 		+69.75%
+10.73%/yr 		+6.34%/yr
(R2=0.605)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-03-26 to Thu 2025-06-05 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYM × 		$10,000.00
2020-03-26 		$16,975.37
2025-06-05
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Annual Returns

Year VYM
2025 (YTD) +0.36%
2024 +14.30%
2023 +3.13%
2022 −6.49%
2021 +17.89%
2020 −0.21%
2019 +21.29%
2018 −7.68%
2017 +14.00%
2016 +14.67%
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

Thu 2020-03-26 to Thu 2025-06-05 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYM × 		−4.28% −20.56%
2022-09-30
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