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Total Real Returns

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

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Wed 2020-04-29 to Thu 2025-08-21 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VYM × 		+6.29%
2025-08-21 		3.015 TRR
2025-08-21
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Returns

Wed 2020-04-29 to Thu 2025-08-21 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYM × 		+60.60%
+9.33%/yr 		+6.20%/yr
(R2=0.630)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2020-04-29 to Thu 2025-08-21 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYM × 		$10,000.00
2020-04-29 		$16,059.93
2025-08-21
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Annual Returns

Year VYM
2025 (YTD) +6.29%
2024 +14.30%
2023 +3.14%
2022 −6.50%
2021 +17.90%
2020 −0.21%
2019 +21.29%
2018 −7.68%
2017 +14.02%
2016 +14.66%
2015 −0.45%
2014 +12.69%
2013 +28.14%
2012 +10.77%
2011 +7.37%
2010 +12.54%
2009 +14.07%
2008 −31.97%
2007 −2.61%
2006 +2.75%

Drawdowns

Wed 2020-04-29 to Thu 2025-08-21 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYM × 		−0.33% −20.56%
2022-09-30
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