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 +22.35% over the past year and +12.70% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 2, 2016, VYMI is up +114.62% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.50%/yr, and is currently −4.06% below its real total-return high on Sep. 3, 2026.

Data ending Thu Sep. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VYMI × 		+114.62%
+7.50%/yr 		+4.45%/yr
R2=0.557
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2016-03-02💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 Start
Value 		End
Value
VYMI × 		$10,000.00
2016-03-02 		$21,461.79
2026-09-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-24

  YTD YoY
VYMI × 		+12.70% +22.35%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VYMI × 		−4.06%
on 2026-09-24
from 2026-09-03 peak 		−42.46%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-09-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VYMI × 		+22.35% +41.98%
+19.16%/yr 		+69.46%
+19.22%/yr 		+56.95%
+9.43%/yr 		+97.37%
+7.04%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VYMI
2026 (YTD) +12.70%
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%