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 +25.57% over the past year and +14.98% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 2, 2016, VYMI is up +118.96% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.79%/yr, and is currently −0.46% below its real total-return high on Aug. 7, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYMI × 		+118.96%
+7.79%/yr 		+4.27%/yr
R2=0.544
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYMI × 		$10,000.00
2016-03-02 		$21,896.23
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
VYMI × 		+14.98% +25.57%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYMI × 		−0.46%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-07 peak 		−42.46%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYMI × 		+25.57% +54.70%
+24.38%/yr 		+72.61%
+19.96%/yr 		+55.69%
+9.26%/yr 		+101.46%
+7.26%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VYMI
2026 (YTD) +14.98%
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%