All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

VYMI real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VYMI returned +28.16% over the past year and +17.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 2, 2016, VYMI is up +123.58% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.96%/yr, and is currently −0.10% below its real total-return high on Sep. 3, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYMI × 		+123.58%
+7.96%/yr 		+4.37%/yr
R2=0.551
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYMI × 		$10,000.00
2016-03-02 		$22,357.50
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
VYMI × 		+17.40% +28.16%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYMI × 		−0.10%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-09-03 peak 		−42.46%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYMI × 		+28.16% +53.39%
+23.85%/yr 		+76.35%
+20.82%/yr 		+59.18%
+9.74%/yr 		+103.87%
+7.38%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VYMI
2026 (YTD) +17.40%
2025 +34.49%
2024 +4.06%
2023 +13.34%
2022 −12.67%
2021 +7.80%
2020 −2.43%
2019 +15.80%
2018 −14.28%
2017 +19.83%
2016 +9.87%