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 +27.80% over the past year and +9.38% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 2, 2016, VYMI is up +108.30% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.44%/yr, and is currently −2.34% below its real total-return high on Feb. 25, 2026.

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
VYMI × 		+9.38%
2026-05-26 		+27.80%
2026-05-26
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Returns

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYMI × 		+108.30%
+7.44%/yr 		+3.91%/yr
(R2=0.517)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYMI × 		$10,000.00
2016-03-02 		$20,830.02
2026-05-26
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Annual Returns

Year VYMI
2026 (YTD) +9.38%
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%

Drawdowns

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Tue 2026-05-26 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYMI × 		−2.34%
from 2026-02-25 peak 		−42.46%
2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-05-26 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
VYMI × 		+27.80% +45.84%
+20.72%/yr 		+68.93%
+19.09%/yr 		+46.56%
+7.95%/yr 		+97.93%
+7.07%/yr
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