VGT Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VGT ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $85,248 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 23.9% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $184,771 reinvested (16.7% a year), or $161,902 taking the distributions as cash, $6,370 of it paid out along the way.
VGT became
$184,771
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
16.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$7,177
bought more shares
Worst drop
-46.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VGT total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +24.6% | $623 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +21.8% | $628 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +29.3% | $738 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +52.7% | $653 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −29.7% | $537 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +30.5% | $570 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +46.0% | $586 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +48.6% | $512 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +2.4% | $389 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +37.2% | $347 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +13.7% | $296 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +5.0% | $275 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +18.1% | $257 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +30.9% | $210 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +14.0% | $194 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +0.6% | $114 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +12.8% | $101 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +61.6% | $66 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −42.8% | $80 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VGT total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VGT at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $184,771 at the end of Oct 2026: 16.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VGT turned $10,000 into $85,248 with distributions reinvested, 23.9% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VGT returned 17.4% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VGT's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $161,902, including $6,370 of cash received; reinvesting added $22,869.
- VGT's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (61.6%) and its worst 2008 (-42.8%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VGT Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VGT/total-return
VGT total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VGT 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $85,248 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 23.9% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $78,130 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VGT's total return since Dec 2007?
1748% in total, or 16.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 1455%.
How much of VGT's return came from distributions?
About 6% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $22,869 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VGT's worst year?
2008, at -42.8% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -46.9%.
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.