VB Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VB ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $28,641 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 11.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $56,179 reinvested (9.6% a year), or $48,346 taking the distributions as cash, $5,736 of it paid out along the way.
VB became
$56,179
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,822
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Worst drop
-49.5%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VB total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +13.5% | $527 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +8.9% | $651 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +14.2% | $590 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +18.2% | $625 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −17.5% | $526 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +17.6% | $507 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +19.2% | $388 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +27.3% | $409 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −9.3% | $385 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.3% | $343 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +18.4% | $328 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −3.8% | $265 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +7.6% | $275 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +37.7% | $233 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +18.3% | $239 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.8% | $151 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +28.1% | $132 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +36.6% | $102 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −36.2% | $146 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VB total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VB at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $56,179 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VB turned $10,000 into $28,641 with distributions reinvested, 11.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VB returned 6.4% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VB's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $48,346, including $5,736 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,832.
- VB's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (37.7%) and its worst 2008 (-36.2%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VB Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VB/total-return
VB total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VB 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $28,641 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 11.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $24,744 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VB's total return since Dec 2007?
462% in total, or 9.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 326%.
How much of VB's return came from distributions?
About 17% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,832 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VB's worst year?
2008, at -36.2% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -49.5%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.