VYM Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VYM ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $31,123 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 12.0% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $57,072 reinvested (9.7% a year), or $40,933 taking the distributions as cash, $8,890 of it paid out along the way.
VYM became
$57,072
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
9.7%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$12,765
bought more shares
Worst drop
-48.8%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VYM total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +16.1% | $940 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +15.4% | $1,197 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +17.6% | $1,162 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +6.6% | $1,115 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −0.4% | $1,001 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +26.2% | $943 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +1.1% | $829 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +24.0% | $801 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −5.9% | $731 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +16.4% | $636 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +17.0% | $562 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +0.3% | $539 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +13.5% | $462 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +30.1% | $414 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +12.7% | $364 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +10.6% | $297 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +14.2% | $240 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +17.1% | $244 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −31.9% | $288 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VYM total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VYM at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $57,072 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, VYM turned $10,000 into $31,123 with distributions reinvested, 12.0% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VYM returned 11.8% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VYM's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $40,933, including $8,890 of cash received; reinvesting added $16,139.
- VYM's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (30.1%) and its worst 2008 (-31.9%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VYM Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VYM/total-return
VYM total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VYM 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $31,123 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 12.0% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $22,991 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VYM's total return since Dec 2007?
471% in total, or 9.7% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 220%.
How much of VYM's return came from distributions?
About 34% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $16,139 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VYM's worst year?
2008, at -31.9% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -48.8%.
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.