VDC Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VDC ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $22,869 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 8.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $54,065 reinvested (9.4% a year), or $43,266 taking the distributions as cash, $9,035 of it paid out along the way.
VDC became
$54,065
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$11,916
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Worst drop
-28.6%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VDC total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +16.6% | $803 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +2.2% | $1,039 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +13.3% | $1,039 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +2.4% | $1,057 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −1.8% | $916 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +17.6% | $852 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +10.9% | $832 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +26.1% | $741 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −7.8% | $647 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +11.8% | $649 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +6.3% | $563 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +5.8% | $557 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +16.0% | $406 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +28.0% | $399 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +11.0% | $400 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +13.6% | $295 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +14.6% | $285 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +16.6% | $258 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −16.6% | $175 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VDC total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VDC at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $54,065 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VDC turned $10,000 into $22,869 with distributions reinvested, 8.6% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VDC returned 8.0% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VDC's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $43,266, including $9,035 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,799.
- VDC's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (28.0%) and its worst 2008 (-16.6%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VDC Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VDC/total-return
VDC total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VDC 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $22,869 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 8.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $17,843 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VDC's total return since Dec 2007?
441% in total, or 9.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 242%.
How much of VDC's return came from distributions?
About 28% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,799 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VDC's worst year?
2008, at -16.6% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -28.6%.
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.