Data Source: from January 1972 to December 2021
Last Update: 31 Dec 2021
In the last 10 years, the Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF obtained a 16.29% compound annual return, with a 13.44% standard deviation.
In the last 25 years, a 9.88% compound annual return, with a 15.71% standard deviation.
In 2021, the ETF granted a 1.51% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF: Dividend Yield page.
The ETF is related to the following investment themes:
- Asset Class: Equity
- Size: Large Cap
- Style: Blend
- Region: North America
- Country: U.S.
The Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF is present in the following Lazy Portfolios:
Capital Growth and Historical Returns
Capital growth, returns, stats are calculated assuming a reinvestment of dividends.
If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF: Dividend Yield page.
An investment of 1000$, since January 1997, now would be worth 10536.53$, with a total return of 953.65% (9.88% annualized).
The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 5982.90$, with a net total return of 498.29% (7.42% annualized).
| Period | Return Dec 2021 update |
Return Inflation Adjusted |
Standard Deviation(*) |
Max Drawdown |
Months Pos - Neg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1M
Dec 2021
|
+3.79%
|
+3.30%
|
0.00%
|
1 - 0
|
|
|
3M
|
+9.11%
|
+6.75%
|
-1.46%
Nov 2021 - Nov 2021
|
2 - 1
|
|
|
6M
|
+9.08%
|
+5.50%
|
-4.46%
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
|
4 - 2
|
|
|
YTD
|
+25.67%
|
+17.31%
|
10.05%
|
-4.46%
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
|
9 - 3
75% pos
|
|
1Y
|
+25.67%
|
+17.31%
|
10.05%
|
-4.46%
Sep 2021 - Sep 2021
|
9 - 3
75% pos
|
|
3Y
|
+25.73%
annualized
|
+21.44%
annualized
|
17.80%
|
-20.84%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
26 - 10
72% pos
|
|
5Y
|
+17.96%
annualized
|
+14.61%
annualized
|
15.71%
|
-20.84%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
46 - 14
77% pos
|
|
10Y
|
+16.29%
annualized
|
+13.88%
annualized
|
13.44%
|
-20.84%
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
|
88 - 32
73% pos
|
|
20Y
|
+9.91%
annualized
|
+7.43%
annualized
|
14.98%
|
-50.84%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
161 - 79
67% pos
|
|
25Y
|
+9.88%
annualized
|
+7.42%
annualized
|
15.71%
|
-50.84%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
196 - 104
65% pos
|
|
MAX
01 Jan 1972
|
+10.98%
annualized
|
+6.80%
annualized
|
15.55%
|
-50.84%
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
|
378 - 222
63% pos
|
Inflation is updated to Dec 2021. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 7.12% , 5Y: 2.92% , 10Y: 2.12% , 25Y: 2.29%
ETF Returns, up to December 2001, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.
Drawdowns
Worst drawdowns since January 1997.
Drawdown period |
Recovery period |
Total |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drawdown | Start | Bottom | #Months | End | #Months | #Months |
| -50.84% | Nov 2007 | Feb 2009 | 16 | Mar 2012 | 37 | 53 |
| -43.94% | Sep 2000 | Sep 2002 | 25 | Mar 2006 | 42 | 67 |
| -20.84% | Jan 2020 | Mar 2020 | 3 | Jul 2020 | 4 | 7 |
| -17.57% | Jul 1998 | Aug 1998 | 2 | Nov 1998 | 3 | 5 |
| -14.20% | Oct 2018 | Dec 2018 | 3 | Apr 2019 | 4 | 7 |
| -8.84% | Jun 2015 | Sep 2015 | 4 | May 2016 | 8 | 12 |
| -8.44% | Apr 2000 | May 2000 | 2 | Aug 2000 | 3 | 5 |
| -6.82% | Apr 2012 | May 2012 | 2 | Aug 2012 | 3 | 5 |
| -6.45% | May 2019 | May 2019 | 1 | Jun 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| -6.42% | Jul 1999 | Sep 1999 | 3 | Nov 1999 | 2 | 5 |
| -5.64% | Feb 2018 | Mar 2018 | 2 | Jul 2018 | 4 | 6 |
| -5.42% | Sep 2020 | Oct 2020 | 2 | Nov 2020 | 1 | 3 |
| -5.23% | Jun 2007 | Jul 2007 | 2 | Oct 2007 | 3 | 5 |
| -4.56% | Feb 1997 | Mar 1997 | 2 | May 1997 | 2 | 4 |
| -4.46% | Sep 2021 | Sep 2021 | 1 | Oct 2021 | 1 | 2 |
| -4.18% | Jan 2000 | Jan 2000 | 1 | Mar 2000 | 2 | 3 |
| -3.73% | Feb 1999 | Feb 1999 | 1 | Mar 1999 | 1 | 2 |
| -3.72% | Aug 1997 | Aug 1997 | 1 | Sep 1997 | 1 | 2 |
| -3.40% | Oct 1997 | Oct 1997 | 1 | Dec 1997 | 2 | 3 |
| -3.22% | May 2006 | May 2006 | 1 | Sep 2006 | 4 | 5 |
Rolling Returns ( more details)
Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns
| Return (*) | Negative Periods |
|||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Period | Average | Best | Worst | |
| 1 Year |
+12.21% |
+66.73% Jul 1982 - Jun 1983 |
-43.33% Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 |
20.88% |
| 2 Years |
+11.35% |
+39.52% Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 |
-26.16% Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 |
13.69% |
| 3 Years |
+11.31% |
+30.70% Apr 1995 - Mar 1998 |
-16.22% Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 |
12.39% |
| 5 Years |
+11.33% |
+27.25% Aug 1982 - Jul 1987 |
-6.14% Mar 2004 - Feb 2009 |
7.76% |
| 7 Years |
+11.31% |
+21.23% Aug 1982 - Jul 1989 |
-2.98% Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 |
1.16% |
| 10 Years |
+11.25% |
+18.89% Oct 1990 - Sep 2000 |
-2.47% Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 |
2.91% |
| 15 Years |
+11.02% |
+18.21% Aug 1982 - Jul 1997 |
+4.37% Sep 2000 - Aug 2015 |
0.00% |
| 20 Years |
+10.99% |
+17.30% Apr 1980 - Mar 2000 |
+4.98% Apr 2000 - Mar 2020 |
0.00% |
* Annualized rolling and average returns over full calendar month periods
If you need a deeper detail about rolling returns, please refer to the Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF: Rolling Returns page.
Seasonality
In the table below, for the Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF, the average monthly return is represented.
Below each return, it's also mentioned the probability of obtaining a positive monthly result (Win %).
Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.
| Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return (%) | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| Average Win % |
1.50 60% |
0.62 62% |
0.95 66% |
1.81 72% |
1.03 66% |
0.77 60% |
0.75 48% |
0.45 60% |
-0.57 52% |
0.88 60% |
1.91 74% |
1.59 76% |
| Best Year |
14.1 1975 |
7.3 1998 |
8.3 2009 |
13.1 2020 |
8.8 1990 |
7.1 2019 |
7.8 1997 |
11.9 1982 |
9.5 2010 |
16.9 1974 |
11.8 2020 |
10.6 1991 |
| Worst Year |
-8.0 2009 |
-10.5 2009 |
-13.9 2020 |
-5.2 2000 |
-7.9 2010 |
-8.1 2008 |
-8.3 2002 |
-15.7 1998 |
-11.1 1974 |
-22.3 1987 |
-12.1 1973 |
-9.2 2018 |
For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
Monthly/Yearly Returns
Vanguard Total Stock Market (VTI) ETF monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?
Yearly Return(%) |
Monthly Return(%) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total | Infl.Adj | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
| 2021 |
+25.67 | +17.31 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -4.5 | 6.7 | -1.5 | 3.8 |
| 2020 |
+21.03 | +19.47 | -0.1 | -8.0 | -13.9 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | -3.5 | -1.9 | 11.8 | 4.7 |
| 2019 |
+30.67 | +27.78 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -6.4 | 7.1 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2018 |
-5.21 | -7.00 | 5.2 | -3.8 | -2.0 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -7.4 | 2.0 | -9.2 |
| 2017 |
+21.21 | +18.72 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 2016 |
+12.83 | +10.56 | -5.7 | 0.0 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2015 |
+0.36 | -0.28 | -2.7 | 5.7 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -6.1 | -2.9 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -2.1 |
| 2014 |
+12.54 | +11.81 | -3.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -2.0 | 4.2 | -2.1 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 2013 |
+33.45 | +31.46 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -1.4 | 5.7 | -3.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 2012 |
+16.45 | +14.44 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 | -6.2 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 2011 |
+0.97 | -2.03 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -6.1 | -7.6 | 11.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2010 |
+17.42 | +15.76 | -3.6 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.2 | -7.9 | -5.8 | 7.0 | -4.7 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 2009 |
+28.89 | +25.36 | -8.0 | -10.5 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | -2.6 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
| 2008 |
-36.98 | -36.96 | -6.2 | -2.5 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | -8.1 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -9.2 | -17.5 | -8.0 | 1.8 |
| 2007 |
+5.37 | +1.21 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -1.8 | -3.5 | 1.5 | 3.8 | 1.8 | -4.5 | -0.7 |
| 2006 |
+15.69 | +12.85 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 1.0 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| 2005 |
+6.31 | +2.87 | -2.5 | 2.1 | -1.9 | -2.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -2.3 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2004 |
+12.79 | +9.14 | 2.6 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.2 | 1.5 | 2.0 | -3.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 2003 |
+30.75 | +28.14 | -2.8 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 6.1 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 2002 |
-20.47 | -22.40 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 3.7 | -4.5 | -1.4 | -6.9 | -8.3 | 0.8 | -10.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | -5.1 |
| 2001 |
-10.97 | -12.37 | 3.8 | -9.4 | -6.7 | 8.2 | 1.0 | -1.6 | -1.7 | -6.0 | -9.0 | 2.5 | 7.6 | 1.8 |
| 2000 |
-10.57 | -13.55 | -4.2 | 2.5 | 5.7 | -5.2 | -3.4 | 4.4 | -2.0 | 7.3 | -4.7 | -2.0 | -9.9 | 1.8 |
| 1999 |
+23.81 | +20.59 | 3.6 | -3.7 | 3.9 | 4.7 | -2.0 | 5.2 | -3.2 | -0.9 | -2.4 | 6.3 | 3.4 | 7.6 |
| 1998 |
+23.26 | +21.31 | 0.4 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 1.1 | -2.7 | 3.5 | -2.3 | -15.7 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| 1997 |
+30.99 | +28.81 | 5.5 | -0.1 | -4.5 | 4.5 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 7.8 | -3.7 | 5.8 | -3.4 | 3.3 | 1.7 |
| 1996 |
+20.96 | +17.01 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 1.1 | 2.4 | 2.7 | -0.8 | -5.4 | 3.1 | 5.4 | 1.4 | 6.8 | -1.3 |
| 1995 |
+35.79 | +32.43 | 2.2 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 1.1 | 3.6 | -1.2 | 4.2 | 1.5 |
| 1994 |
-0.17 | -2.70 | 3.1 | -2.2 | -4.4 | 0.9 | 1.0 | -2.7 | 3.1 | 4.4 | -1.8 | 1.6 | -3.7 | 1.2 |
| 1993 |
+10.62 | +7.60 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | -2.8 | 3.0 | 0.5 | -0.3 | 3.9 | 0.0 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 1.9 |
| 1992 |
+9.11 | +5.96 | 0.0 | 1.3 | -2.4 | 1.4 | 0.5 | -1.8 | 3.9 | -2.1 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| 1991 |
+32.39 | +28.56 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 2.9 | 0.4 | 4.0 | -4.5 | 4.8 | 2.7 | -1.2 | 1.7 | -3.8 | 10.6 |
| 1990 |
-6.08 | -11.61 | -7.0 | 1.6 | 2.5 | -2.8 | 8.8 | -0.5 | -1.1 | -9.0 | -5.2 | -1.2 | 6.4 | 3.0 |
| 1989 |
+28.12 | +22.44 | 6.6 | -1.8 | 2.1 | 4.8 | 3.9 | -0.2 | 7.6 | 2.3 | -0.2 | -2.8 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| 1988 |
+17.32 | +12.36 | 4.4 | 5.2 | -1.4 | 1.1 | -0.1 | 4.9 | -0.6 | -2.8 | 3.7 | 1.6 | -1.6 | 2.0 |
| 1987 |
+2.61 | -1.65 | 12.9 | 4.8 | 2.3 | -1.5 | 0.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 3.8 | -2.1 | -22.3 | -7.2 | 7.3 |
| 1986 |
+14.57 | +13.23 | 0.8 | 7.1 | 5.8 | -0.8 | 4.9 | 1.3 | -5.9 | 6.4 | -7.9 | 4.7 | 1.4 | -2.9 |
| 1985 |
+31.27 | +26.48 | 9.1 | 1.8 | -0.4 | -0.2 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 | -4.1 | 4.4 | 6.8 | 4.2 |
| 1984 |
+2.19 | -1.79 | -1.4 | -4.0 | 1.2 | 0.3 | -5.3 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 11.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -1.3 | 2.3 |
| 1983 |
+22.66 | +18.18 | 4.1 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 7.4 | 1.3 | 3.8 | -3.2 | 0.3 | 1.7 | -2.8 | 3.0 | -1.0 |
| 1982 |
+20.50 | +16.06 | -2.7 | -5.1 | -1.0 | 4.4 | -2.8 | -2.4 | -2.0 | 11.9 | 1.7 | 11.8 | 5.1 | 1.5 |
| 1981 |
-4.15 | -11.99 | -4.1 | 1.6 | 4.6 | -1.2 | 1.3 | -1.0 | -0.3 | -5.6 | -6.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 | -2.8 |
| 1980 |
+33.15 | +18.51 | 6.5 | 0.2 | -12.0 | 5.2 | 6.0 | 3.7 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 10.6 | -3.5 |
| 1979 |
+24.25 | +9.71 | 4.9 | -2.7 | 6.6 | 0.8 | -1.4 | 4.6 | 1.5 | 6.5 | 0.2 | -7.2 | 6.4 | 2.8 |
| 1978 |
+8.45 | -0.49 | -5.6 | -1.0 | 3.4 | 8.3 | 2.3 | -1.1 | 5.7 | 4.2 | -0.7 | -11.0 | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| 1977 |
-3.36 | -9.41 | -3.7 | -1.6 | -0.9 | 0.5 | -1.1 | 5.2 | -1.3 | -1.4 | 0.1 | -4.0 | 4.5 | 0.8 |
| 1976 |
+26.47 | +20.41 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 2.7 | -1.0 | -0.9 | 4.5 | -0.7 | -0.2 | 2.5 | -2.1 | 0.4 | 6.1 |
| 1975 |
+37.82 | +28.65 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | -6.1 | -2.3 | -3.8 | 5.7 | 3.1 | -1.1 |
| 1974 |
-27.81 | -35.60 | 0.2 | 0.3 | -2.3 | -4.6 | -4.1 | -2.2 | -7.1 | -8.7 | -11.1 | 16.9 | -4.1 | -2.7 |
| 1973 |
-18.18 | -24.90 | -2.7 | -4.4 | -0.7 | -5.1 | -2.3 | -0.8 | 5.7 | -2.9 | 5.3 | 0.0 | -12.1 | 1.3 |
| 1972 |
+17.62 | +13.75 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | -2.1 | -0.4 | 3.6 | -0.7 | 0.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 |
ETF Returns, up to December 2001, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.