VIG Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VIG ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $36,339 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 13.8% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $64,791 reinvested (10.4% a year), or $51,375 taking the distributions as cash, $7,092 of it paid out along the way.
VIG became
$64,791
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
10.4%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,076
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Worst drop
-39.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VIG total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +14.1% | $719 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +14.2% | $916 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +17.0% | $852 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +14.5% | $813 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −9.8% | $721 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +23.8% | $646 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +15.4% | $550 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +29.6% | $495 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −2.1% | $462 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +22.2% | $422 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +12.0% | $398 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −1.9% | $382 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +10.1% | $334 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +28.9% | $286 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +11.6% | $277 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +6.2% | $232 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +14.7% | $199 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +19.6% | $183 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −26.7% | $190 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VIG total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VIG at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $64,791 at the end of Oct 2026: 10.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VIG turned $10,000 into $36,339 with distributions reinvested, 13.8% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VIG returned 10.6% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VIG's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $51,375, including $7,092 of cash received; reinvesting added $13,416.
- VIG's best calendar year in that time was 2019 (29.6%) and its worst 2008 (-26.7%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VIG Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VIG/total-return
VIG total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VIG 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $36,339 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 13.8% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $30,101 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VIG's total return since Dec 2007?
548% in total, or 10.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 343%.
How much of VIG's return came from distributions?
About 21% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $13,416 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VIG's worst year?
2008, at -26.7% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -39.4%.
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.