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Ventas (VTR) Total Return Calculator

$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026

$10,000 invested in Ventas (VTR) ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $18,984 at the end of Oct 2026 with every dividend reinvested: 6.6% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $54,639 reinvested (9.4% a year), or $33,625 taking the dividends as cash, $12,227 of it paid out along the way.

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VTR became

$54,639

S&P 500: $72,756

Return a year

9.4%

S&P 500: 11.1%

Payouts reinvested

$20,779

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Worst drop

-61.7%

S&P 500: -48.2%

$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026

Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested

YearVTR total returnPaid outS&P 500
2026 (part)+11.6%$992+11.7%
2025+35.1%$1,217+17.7%
2024+22.2%$1,123+24.9%
2023+15.1%$1,054+26.2%
2022−8.6%$1,014−18.2%
2021+7.7%$967+28.7%
2020−9.8%$1,103+18.3%
2019+3.4%$1,554+31.2%
2018+3.4%$1,476−4.6%
2017+0.7%$1,384+21.7%
2016+16.1%$1,319+12.0%
2015−4.9%$1,311+1.2%
2014+32.7%$1,249+13.5%
2013−6.4%$1,132+32.3%
2012+23.8%$974+16.0%
2011+11.2%$842+1.9%
2010+27.2%$769+15.1%
2009+41.3%$647+26.4%
2008−20.7%$650−36.8%

"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.

Key facts: VTR total return

Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data

  • $10,000 invested in Ventas (VTR) at the end of Dec 2007, with dividends reinvested, was worth $54,639 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.4% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
  • Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VTR turned $10,000 into $18,984 with dividends reinvested, 6.6% a year.
  • Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VTR returned 13.4% a year with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
  • Taking VTR's dividends as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $33,625, including $12,227 of cash received; reinvesting added $21,014.
  • About 56% of VTR's yearly total return since Dec 2007 came from dividends; the rest came from the share price.
  • VTR's best calendar year in that time was 2009 (41.3%) and its worst 2008 (-20.7%), with dividends reinvested.
Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "Ventas (VTR) Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VTR/total-return

VTR total return questions

If I invested $10,000 in VTR 10 years ago, how much would I have?

About $18,984 at the end of Oct 2026, with every dividend reinvested: 6.6% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $12,517 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.

What is VTR's total return since Dec 2007?

446% in total, or 9.4% a year, through Oct 2026 with dividends reinvested. The share price alone rose 114%.

How much of VTR's return came from dividends?

About 56% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $21,014 better off on a $10,000 start.

What was VTR's worst year?

2008, at -20.7% with dividends reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -61.7%.

How is total return calculated here?

From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every dividend 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.