VPU Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VPU ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $23,693 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 9.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $40,253 reinvested (7.7% a year), or $29,405 taking the distributions as cash, $7,987 of it paid out along the way.
VPU became
$40,253
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
7.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$11,745
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Worst drop
-38.0%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VPU total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +3.5% | $814 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +16.5% | $1,055 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +23.0% | $996 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | −7.5% | $938 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | +1.1% | $869 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +17.4% | $776 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | −0.7% | $756 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +24.9% | $698 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | +4.4% | $629 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +12.4% | $584 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.6% | $540 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −4.8% | $520 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +27.0% | $459 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +14.9% | $445 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +1.8% | $409 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +19.0% | $357 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +7.1% | $322 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +11.3% | $301 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −27.9% | $276 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VPU total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VPU at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $40,253 at the end of Oct 2026: 7.7% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VPU turned $10,000 into $23,693 with distributions reinvested, 9.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VPU returned 8.3% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VPU's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $29,405, including $7,987 of cash received; reinvesting added $10,848.
- VPU's best calendar year in that time was 2014 (27.0%) and its worst 2008 (-27.9%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VPU Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VPU/total-return
VPU total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VPU 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $23,693 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 9.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $17,381 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VPU's total return since Dec 2007?
303% in total, or 7.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 114%.
How much of VPU's return came from distributions?
About 46% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $10,848 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VPU's worst year?
2008, at -27.9% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -38.0%.
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.