VO Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VO ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $30,305 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 11.7% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $56,925 reinvested (9.7% a year), or $48,978 taking the distributions as cash, $5,877 of it paid out along the way.
VO became
$56,925
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$7,002
bought more shares
Worst drop
-50.9%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VO total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +13.5% | $577 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +11.6% | $763 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +15.3% | $682 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +16.0% | $600 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −18.8% | $529 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +24.7% | $479 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +18.1% | $477 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +31.0% | $425 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −9.2% | $392 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +19.3% | $332 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +11.2% | $295 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −1.3% | $269 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +13.8% | $256 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +35.1% | $197 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +16.2% | $184 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −2.0% | $158 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +25.5% | $126 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +40.6% | $113 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −41.6% | $147 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VO total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VO at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $56,925 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VO turned $10,000 into $30,305 with distributions reinvested, 11.7% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VO returned 6.9% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VO's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $48,978, including $5,877 of cash received; reinvesting added $7,947.
- VO's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (40.6%) and its worst 2008 (-41.6%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VO Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VO/total-return
VO total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VO 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $30,305 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 11.7% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $25,967 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VO's total return since Dec 2007?
469% in total, or 9.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 331%.
How much of VO's return came from distributions?
About 17% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $7,947 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VO's worst year?
2008, at -41.6% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -50.9%.
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.