VNQ Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VNQ ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $17,114 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 5.5% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $33,159 reinvested (6.6% a year), or $24,669 taking the distributions as cash, $9,385 of it paid out along the way.
VNQ became
$33,159
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
6.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$14,724
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Worst drop
-62.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VNQ total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +9.2% | $896 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +3.2% | $1,172 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +4.8% | $1,123 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +11.8% | $1,118 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −26.2% | $959 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +40.5% | $867 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −4.6% | $925 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +28.9% | $865 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −6.0% | $905 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +4.9% | $877 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +8.6% | $964 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +2.4% | $709 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +30.4% | $642 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +2.3% | $592 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +17.6% | $479 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +8.6% | $404 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +28.4% | $357 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +30.1% | $356 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −37.0% | $515 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VNQ total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VNQ at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $33,159 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VNQ turned $10,000 into $17,114 with distributions reinvested, 5.5% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VNQ returned 0.9% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VNQ's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $24,669, including $9,385 of cash received; reinvesting added $8,490.
- VNQ's best calendar year in that time was 2021 (40.5%) and its worst 2008 (-37.0%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VNQ Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VNQ/total-return
VNQ total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VNQ 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $17,114 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 5.5% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $11,490 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VNQ's total return since Dec 2007?
232% in total, or 6.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 53%.
How much of VNQ's return came from distributions?
About 65% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $8,490 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VNQ's worst year?
2008, at -37.0% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -62.0%.
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.