VTV Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VTV ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $34,013 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 13.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $55,915 reinvested (9.6% a year), or $41,624 taking the distributions as cash, $7,278 of it paid out along the way.
VTV became
$55,915
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.6%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$9,919
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Worst drop
-50.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VTV total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +21.2% | $770 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +15.3% | $938 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +15.9% | $921 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +9.3% | $850 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −2.1% | $778 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +26.5% | $692 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +2.3% | $659 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +25.7% | $617 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −5.5% | $535 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +17.1% | $478 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.1% | $431 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | −1.0% | $394 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +13.2% | $343 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +33.1% | $303 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +15.2% | $282 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +1.1% | $238 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +14.6% | $205 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +19.9% | $218 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −35.9% | $266 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VTV total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VTV at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $55,915 at the end of Oct 2026: 9.6% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VTV turned $10,000 into $34,013 with distributions reinvested, 13.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VTV returned 12.4% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VTV's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $41,624, including $7,278 of cash received; reinvesting added $14,291.
- VTV's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (33.1%) and its worst 2008 (-35.9%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VTV Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VTV/total-return
VTV total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VTV 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $34,013 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 13.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $26,499 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VTV's total return since Dec 2007?
459% in total, or 9.6% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 243%.
How much of VTV's return came from distributions?
About 29% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $14,291 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VTV's worst year?
2008, at -35.9% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -50.8%.
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.