VIS Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VIS ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $34,221 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 13.1% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $59,299 reinvested (9.9% a year), or $49,163 taking the distributions as cash, $5,279 of it paid out along the way.
VIS became
$59,299
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.9%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$6,406
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Worst drop
-56.2%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VIS total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +8.2% | $416 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +18.6% | $555 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +16.9% | $561 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +22.5% | $543 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −8.6% | $482 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +20.8% | $397 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +12.4% | $394 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +30.1% | $439 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −14.0% | $371 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +21.5% | $376 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +20.4% | $345 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −3.5% | $304 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +8.5% | $266 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +41.9% | $165 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +17.2% | $224 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.3% | $181 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +27.3% | $124 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +22.1% | $105 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −39.8% | $158 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VIS total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VIS at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $59,299 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.9% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VIS turned $10,000 into $34,221 with distributions reinvested, 13.1% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VIS returned 11.2% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VIS's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $49,163, including $5,279 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,137.
- VIS's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (41.9%) and its worst 2008 (-39.8%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VIS Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VIS/total-return
VIS total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VIS 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $34,221 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 13.1% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $29,570 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VIS's total return since Dec 2007?
493% in total, or 9.9% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 339%.
How much of VIS's return came from distributions?
About 18% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,137 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VIS's worst year?
2008, at -39.8% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -56.2%.
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.