VEA Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VEA ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $25,501 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 9.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $25,251 reinvested (5.0% a year), or $19,361 taking the distributions as cash, $4,871 of it paid out along the way.
VEA became
$25,251
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
5.0%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,657
bought more shares
Worst drop
-54.1%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VEA total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +12.2% | $244 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +35.2% | $727 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +3.1% | $552 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +17.9% | $509 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −15.3% | $396 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +11.7% | $511 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +9.7% | $298 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +22.6% | $406 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −14.7% | $361 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +26.4% | $346 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +2.6% | $299 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −0.4% | $278 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −6.0% | $357 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +21.8% | $275 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +18.6% | $250 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −12.3% | $248 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +8.4% | $207 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +27.4% | $180 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −40.6% | $211 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VEA total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VEA at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $25,251 at the end of Oct 2026: 5.0% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VEA turned $10,000 into $25,501 with distributions reinvested, 9.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VEA returned 9.2% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VEA's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $19,361, including $4,871 of cash received; reinvesting added $5,889.
- VEA's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (35.2%) and its worst 2008 (-40.6%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VEA Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VEA/total-return
VEA total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VEA 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $25,501 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 9.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $19,019 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VEA's total return since Dec 2007?
153% in total, or 5.0% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 45%.
How much of VEA's return came from distributions?
About 61% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $5,889 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VEA's worst year?
2008, at -40.6% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -54.1%.
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.