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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2025-11-13 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VYM
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+9.27%
2025-11-13
3.099 TRR
2025-11-13
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2025-11-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VYM
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+56.28%
+9.23%/yr
+5.34%/yr
(R2=0.574)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2025-11-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VYM
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$10,000.00
2020-10-23
$15,628.46
2025-11-13
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VYM
2025 (YTD) +9.27%
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 +14.65%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +12.69%
2013 +28.14%
2012 +10.78%
2011 +7.36%
2010 +12.55%
2009 +14.09%
2008 −31.99%
2007 −2.61%
2006 +2.74%

Drawdowns

Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2025-11-13 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VYM
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−1.14% −20.55%
2022-09-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund