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 +19.45% over the past year and +11.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 2, 2016, VYMI is up +112.64% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.38%/yr, and is currently −4.94% below its real total-return high on Sep. 3, 2026.

Data ending Tue Oct. 6, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYMI × 		+112.64%
+7.38%/yr 		+4.49%/yr
R2=0.560
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Tue 2026-10-06 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYMI × 		$10,000.00
2016-03-02 		$21,264.10
2026-10-06

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-06

  YTD YoY
VYMI × 		+11.66% +19.45%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYMI × 		−4.94%
on 2026-10-06
from 2026-09-03 peak 		−42.46%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-06 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYMI × 		+19.45% +41.09%
+18.78%/yr 		+72.70%
+19.98%/yr 		+56.29%
+9.34%/yr 		+95.26%
+6.92%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VYMI
2026 (YTD) +11.66%
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%