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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 2026-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VYM
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+2.69%
2026-04-02
3.274 TRR
2026-04-02
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2026-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VYM
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+65.12%
+9.66%/yr
+6.29%/yr
(R2=0.655)
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2026-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VYM
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$10,000.00
2020-10-23
$16,511.71
2026-04-02
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VYM
2026 (YTD) +2.69%
2025 +12.42%
2024 +14.30%
2023 +3.13%
2022 −6.50%
2021 +17.90%
2020 −0.21%
2019 +21.30%
2018 −7.69%
2017 +14.01%
2016 +14.66%
2015 −0.46%
2014 +12.70%
2013 +28.14%
2012 +10.77%
2011 +7.36%
2010 +12.56%
2009 +14.06%
2008 −31.97%
2007 −2.62%
2006 +2.74%

Drawdowns

Fri 2020-10-23 to Thu 2026-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VYM
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−5.30% −20.55%
2022-09-30
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund