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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 2020-04-23 to Fri 2025-10-03 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VYM × 		+9.88%
2025-10-03 		3.116 TRR
2025-10-03
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Returns

Thu 2020-04-23 to Fri 2025-10-03 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYM × 		+75.23%
+10.85%/yr 		+6.44%/yr
(R2=0.656)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-04-23 to Fri 2025-10-03 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYM × 		$10,000.00
2020-04-23 		$17,522.90
2025-10-03
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Annual Returns

Year VYM
2025 (YTD) +9.88%
2024 +14.30%
2023 +3.14%
2022 −6.49%
2021 +17.90%
2020 −0.21%
2019 +21.30%
2018 −7.69%
2017 +14.01%
2016 +14.66%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +12.68%
2013 +28.16%
2012 +10.77%
2011 +7.36%
2010 +12.53%
2009 +14.11%
2008 −31.99%
2007 −2.61%
2006 +2.75%

Drawdowns

Thu 2020-04-23 to Fri 2025-10-03 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYM × 		0.00% −20.56%
2022-09-30
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