VTIAX Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Nov 2010, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VTIAX ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $23,665 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 9.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Nov 2010, $10,000 became $28,258 reinvested (6.7% a year), or $23,255 taking the distributions as cash, $5,379 of it paid out along the way.
VTIAX became
$28,258
S&P 500: $84,476
Return a year
6.7%
S&P 500: 14.3%
Payouts reinvested
$6,907
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Worst drop
-27.8%
S&P 500: -23.9%
$10,000, Nov 2010 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VTIAX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +9.8% | $203 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +32.2% | $803 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +5.2% | $636 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +15.5% | $582 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −16.0% | $473 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +8.6% | $571 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +11.3% | $367 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +21.5% | $473 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −14.5% | $403 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +27.5% | $410 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +4.7% | $344 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −4.3% | $314 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | −4.2% | $397 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +15.1% | $334 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +18.2% | $312 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | −14.4% | $285 | +1.9% |
| 2010 (part) | +6.6% | $0 | +6.7% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VTIAX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VTIAX at the end of Nov 2010, with distributions reinvested, was worth $28,258 at the end of Oct 2026: 6.7% a year, against $84,476 (14.3% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VTIAX turned $10,000 into $23,665 with distributions reinvested, 9.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VTIAX returned 8.0% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VTIAX's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $23,255, including $5,379 of cash received; reinvesting added $5,003.
- VTIAX's best calendar year in that time was 2025 (32.2%) and its worst 2022 (-16.0%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VTIAX Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 6, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VTIAX/total-return
VTIAX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VTIAX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $23,665 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 9.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $17,754 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VTIAX's total return since Nov 2010?
183% in total, or 6.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 79%.
How much of VTIAX's return came from distributions?
About 45% of its yearly return since Nov 2010. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $5,003 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VTIAX's worst year?
2022, at -16.0% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -18.2%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -27.8%.
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.