Data Source: from January 1988 to June 2022
Consolidated Returns as of 30 Jun 2022
Live Update: Jul 05 2022, 02:59PM Eastern Time
Category: Stocks
ETF: Vanguard Total World Stock (VT)
ETF • LIVE PERFORMANCE (USD currency)
1.04%
1 Day
Jul 05 2022, 02:59PM Eastern Time
0.42%
Current Month
July 2022

In the last 30 Years, the Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF obtained a 6.39% compound annual return, with a 15.25% standard deviation.

In 2021, the ETF granted a 2.13% dividend yield. If you are interested in getting periodic income, please refer to the Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

The ETF is related to the following investment themes:

  • Asset Class: Equity
  • Size: Large Cap
  • Style: Blend
  • Region: Global
  • Country: Broad Global

The Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF is part of the following Lazy Portfolios:

Portfolio Name Author VT Weight
All Country World Stocks 100.0%
All Country World 80/20 80.0%
All Country World 60/40 60.0%
All Country World 40/60 40.0%
All Country World 20/80 20.0%

Historical Returns as of Jun 30, 2022

Historical returns and stats of Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF. Total Returns and Inflation Adjusted Returns are both mentioned.

VANGUARD TOTAL WORLD STOCK (VT) ETF
Consolidated returns as of 30 Jun 2022
Data Source: from January 1988 to June 2022
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Period Return (%)
as of Jun 2022		 Return (%)
Infl.Adj.		 Standard
Deviation (%)		 Max
Drawdown (%)		 Months
Pos - Neg
1M
Jun 2022
-8.14
-8.14
-8.14
Jun 2022 - Jun 2022
0 - 1
3M
-15.15
-16.25
-15.15
Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
1 - 2
6M
-19.80
-22.92
-19.80
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
2 - 4
YTD
-19.80
-22.92
-19.80
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
2 - 4
1Y
-15.87
-21.80
14.59
-19.80
Jan 2022 - Jun 2022
6 - 6
50% pos
3Y(*)
6.50
1.90
17.90
-22.15
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
23 - 13
64% pos
5Y(*)
7.09
3.36
16.19
-22.15
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
41 - 19
68% pos
10Y(*)
9.01
6.39
13.47
-22.15
Jan 2020 - Mar 2020
81 - 39
68% pos
15Y(*)
4.66
2.30
17.12
-57.06
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
109 - 71
61% pos
20Y(*)
6.65
4.10
16.00
-57.06
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
151 - 89
63% pos
25Y(*)
5.03
2.54
16.13
-57.06
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
182 - 118
61% pos
30Y(*)
6.39
3.83
15.25
-57.06
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
224 - 136
62% pos
MAX(*)
01 Jan 1988
6.18
3.37
15.33
-57.06
Nov 2007 - Feb 2009
253 - 161
61% pos
(*) Returns over 1 year are annualized

US Inflation is updated to May 2022. Waiting for updates, inflation of Jun 2022 is set to 0%. Current inflation (annualized) is 1Y: 7.57% , 5Y: 3.61% , 10Y: 2.46% , 30Y: 2.47%

ETF Returns, up to December 2008, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

Capital Growth as of Jun 30, 2022

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 World Stock (VT) ETF: Dividend Yield page.

An investment of 1000$, since July 1992, now would be worth 6419.57$, with a total return of 541.96% (6.39% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 3085.63$, with a net total return of 208.56% (3.83% annualized).
An investment of 1000$, since January 1988, now would be worth 7913.92$, with a total return of 691.39% (6.18% annualized).

The Inflation Adjusted Capital now would be 3138.70$, with a net total return of 213.87% (3.37% annualized).
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Drawdowns

Worst drawdowns since July 1992.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-57.06% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Oct 2013 56 72
-48.44% Apr 2000 Sep 2002 30 Oct 2006 49 79
-22.15% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Aug 2020 5 8
-19.80% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-14.59% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Nov 1998 3 7
-14.45% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 11 Oct 2019 10 21
-13.76% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Dec 2016 10 19
-8.28% Aug 1997 Oct 1997 3 Feb 1998 4 7
-6.65% Sep 1994 Jan 1995 5 Apr 1995 3 8
-6.20% Feb 1994 Mar 1994 2 Aug 1994 5 7
-5.50% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Mar 2000 2 3
-5.37% Nov 1993 Nov 1993 1 Jan 1994 2 3
-4.91% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-4.73% Sep 2014 Jan 2015 5 Feb 2015 1 6
-4.44% Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 Feb 2014 1 2
-4.10% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-3.91% Jul 1996 Jul 1996 1 Sep 1996 2 3
-3.70% Sep 1992 Oct 1992 2 Feb 1993 4 6
-3.66% May 1999 May 1999 1 Jun 1999 1 2
-2.64% Feb 1999 Feb 1999 1 Mar 1999 1 2

Worst drawdowns since January 1988.

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Drawdown period
Recovery period
Total
Drawdown Start Bottom #Months End #Months #Months
-57.06% Nov 2007 Feb 2009 16 Oct 2013 56 72
-48.44% Apr 2000 Sep 2002 30 Oct 2006 49 79
-25.28% Jan 1990 Sep 1990 9 May 1993 32 41
-22.15% Jan 2020 Mar 2020 3 Aug 2020 5 8
-19.80% Jan 2022 Jun 2022 6 in progress 6
-14.59% May 1998 Aug 1998 4 Nov 1998 3 7
-14.45% Feb 2018 Dec 2018 11 Oct 2019 10 21
-13.76% Jun 2015 Feb 2016 9 Dec 2016 10 19
-8.28% Aug 1997 Oct 1997 3 Feb 1998 4 7
-6.65% Sep 1994 Jan 1995 5 Apr 1995 3 8
-6.38% May 1988 Aug 1988 4 Oct 1988 2 6
-6.20% Feb 1994 Mar 1994 2 Aug 1994 5 7
-5.50% Jan 2000 Jan 2000 1 Mar 2000 2 3
-5.37% Nov 1993 Nov 1993 1 Jan 1994 2 3
-4.91% Sep 2020 Oct 2020 2 Nov 2020 1 3
-4.73% Sep 2014 Jan 2015 5 Feb 2015 1 6
-4.44% Jan 2014 Jan 2014 1 Feb 2014 1 2
-4.10% Sep 2021 Sep 2021 1 Oct 2021 1 2
-4.07% May 1989 Jun 1989 2 Jul 1989 1 3
-3.91% Jul 1996 Jul 1996 1 Sep 1996 2 3

Rolling Returns ( more details)

Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF: annualized rolling and average returns

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Rolling
Period		 Return (*) Negative
Periods
Average (%) Best (%) Worst (%)
1 Year
 7.91 59.32
Mar 2009 - Feb 2010 		-50.42
Mar 2008 - Feb 2009 		27.54%
2 Years
 6.95 39.32
Mar 2009 - Feb 2011 		-29.43
Mar 2007 - Feb 2009 		19.69%
3 Years
 6.52 23.87
Mar 2009 - Feb 2012 		-19.43
Apr 2000 - Mar 2003 		21.64%
5 Years
 6.35 20.02
Mar 2009 - Feb 2014 		-6.95
Apr 1998 - Mar 2003 		19.15%
7 Years
 6.08 15.59
Jan 1993 - Dec 1999 		-3.24
Mar 2002 - Feb 2009 		2.72%
10 Years
 5.79 13.06
Mar 2009 - Feb 2019 		-3.82
Mar 1999 - Feb 2009 		7.80%
15 Years
 5.10 8.84
Feb 2003 - Jan 2018 		0.99
Mar 1994 - Feb 2009 		0.00%
20 Years
 5.02 7.63
Nov 2001 - Oct 2021 		1.97
Mar 1989 - Feb 2009 		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 World Stock (VT) ETF: Rolling Returns page.

Seasonality

Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF: in which months is it better to invest?

Both the Average Return and the Gain Frequency (Win %) are useful to get an idea of what happened in the past.

For further information about the seasonality, check the Asset Class Seasonality page.
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Monthly Average Return (%) and Gain Frequency
Return (%) Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Average
Win %		 -0.12
54% 		0.33
54% 		0.58
57% 		2.10
77% 		0.39
60% 		-0.41
40% 		1.46
68% 		-1.02
53% 		-0.52
59% 		1.31
65% 		1.17
68% 		1.95
79%
Best
Year		 8.0
2019 		9.2
1991 		8.8
2009 		12.1
2009 		10.6
2009 		6.4
2019 		11.1
1989 		6.0
2020 		10.0
2010 		11.3
2011 		12.4
2020 		8.2
1999
Worst
Year		 -10.9
2009 		-9.5
2009 		-14.8
2020 		-8.1
2022 		-9.9
2010 		-8.3
2008 		-8.5
2002 		-14.2
1998 		-12.7
2008 		-19.9
2008 		-6.8
2008 		-7.2
2018
Statistics calculated for the period Jan 1988 - Jun 2022

Monthly/Yearly Returns

Vanguard Total World Stock (VT) ETF monthly and yearly returns: how is the distribution of the returns recorded so far?

MONTHLY RETURNS HISTOGRAM
253 Positive Months (61%) - 161 Negative Months (39%)
Jan 1988 - Jun 2022
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Yearly Return(%)
Monthly Return(%)
Year Total Infl.Adj Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
2022
 -19.80 -22.92 -4.6 -2.8 1.9 -8.1 0.5 -8.1
2021
 +18.27 +10.44 -0.2 2.7 2.8 4.1 1.6 1.2 0.6 2.3 -4.1 5.1 -2.6 3.8
2020
 +16.61 +15.14 -1.6 -7.2 -14.8 10.4 5.2 3.1 5.3 6.0 -2.9 -2.0 12.4 4.9
2019
 +26.82 +24.01 8.0 2.8 1.1 3.5 -6.0 6.4 0.0 -2.1 2.3 2.8 2.6 3.5
2018
 -9.76 -11.46 5.5 -4.4 -1.3 0.4 0.6 -0.6 2.9 0.9 0.1 -7.8 1.7 -7.2
2017
 +24.49 +21.89 3.0 2.7 1.5 1.6 1.9 0.6 2.7 0.4 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.6
2016
 +8.51 +6.33 -5.9 -1.1 8.0 1.0 0.7 -0.2 4.2 0.3 0.8 -2.0 1.2 1.8
2015
 -1.86 -2.48 -1.6 6.0 -1.2 2.5 0.3 -2.2 0.5 -6.6 -3.7 7.3 -0.1 -2.2
2014
 +3.67 +3.00 -4.4 5.2 0.5 0.7 2.0 2.2 -1.8 2.6 -3.3 0.9 1.3 -2.0
2013
 +22.95 +21.12 4.0 -0.3 2.4 2.7 -0.6 -2.7 5.2 -2.5 5.6 3.7 1.5 2.2
2012
 +17.12 +15.09 5.5 4.8 1.2 -1.2 -8.9 5.1 0.7 2.5 3.1 -0.6 1.5 3.1
2011
 -7.50 -10.25 1.4 2.9 -0.1 4.4 -2.3 -1.3 -2.2 -7.3 -10.7 11.3 -1.2 -1.0
2010
 +13.08 +11.47 -5.1 2.1 6.7 -0.4 -9.9 -2.8 9.2 -4.0 10.0 3.8 -2.6 7.7
2009
 +32.65 +29.02 -10.9 -9.5 8.8 12.1 10.6 -1.7 10.1 2.7 5.2 -2.5 5.3 1.6
2008
 -43.54 -43.52 -8.3 0.1 -1.7 5.3 1.2 -8.3 -2.7 -2.4 -12.7 -19.9 -6.8 3.5
2007
 +9.64 +5.31 0.9 -0.7 1.8 4.2 2.6 -0.4 -1.6 -0.5 5.2 3.8 -4.6 -1.2
2006
 +18.78 +15.86 4.9 -0.3 1.9 3.2 -4.2 -0.2 0.6 2.4 1.0 3.7 2.6 2.2
2005
 +8.83 +5.31 -2.2 3.3 -2.4 -2.4 1.6 0.9 3.6 0.6 2.9 -2.8 3.5 2.4
2004
 +13.30 +9.63 1.6 1.7 -0.8 -2.5 0.5 1.8 -3.3 0.4 2.0 2.4 5.3 3.8
2003
 +31.62 +29.00 -3.0 -2.0 -0.7 8.6 5.5 1.7 2.1 2.2 0.5 5.9 1.4 6.2
2002
 -20.51 -22.44 -2.8 -0.9 4.3 -3.3 -0.1 -6.3 -8.5 0.1 -11.1 7.2 5.3 -4.9
2001
 -17.26 -18.57 2.5 -8.5 -6.9 7.1 -1.4 -3.2 -1.7 -4.8 -9.3 2.1 6.0 0.9
2000
 -15.08 -17.90 -5.5 0.2 6.5 -4.6 -2.7 3.3 -3.0 3.0 -5.6 -2.1 -6.3 1.6
1999
 +25.00 +21.74 1.9 -2.6 4.4 4.2 -3.7 4.9 -0.5 -0.2 -1.2 4.9 3.0 8.2
1998
 +19.93 +18.04 2.1 6.7 4.1 0.8 -2.0 1.7 -0.1 -14.2 1.8 9.0 5.9 4.5
1997
 +12.93 +11.05 1.5 1.2 -2.2 3.0 5.8 5.0 4.4 -7.2 5.2 -6.1 1.4 1.2
1996
 +10.93 +7.31 2.1 0.2 1.4 2.3 -0.1 0.4 -3.9 1.1 3.5 0.2 5.2 -1.6
1995
 +16.90 +14.02 -2.2 0.9 4.4 3.4 0.9 -0.2 4.7 -2.4 2.6 -1.8 3.0 2.8
1994
 +2.85 +0.25 6.5 -1.6 -4.7 2.5 0.4 -0.7 2.0 3.4 -2.5 2.4 -4.5 0.2
1993
 +22.12 +18.78 0.1 2.1 5.5 4.3 2.2 -0.8 1.9 4.6 -1.9 2.8 -5.4 5.2
1992
 -6.70 -9.39 -1.7 -1.7 -4.7 1.1 3.6 -3.8 0.1 2.0 -1.1 -2.7 1.5 0.7
1991
 +16.92 +13.54 3.5 9.2 -3.0 0.6 2.2 -6.3 4.5 -0.4 2.3 1.5 -4.5 7.2
1990
 -18.63 -23.42 -4.8 -4.4 -6.4 -1.5 10.2 -0.9 0.8 -9.6 -10.7 8.9 -1.9 1.9
1989
 +15.15 +10.05 3.4 -0.8 -0.7 2.3 -2.5 -1.6 11.1 -2.5 2.8 -3.4 3.8 3.1
1988
 +21.20 +16.08 2.3 5.6 2.9 1.1 -2.1 -0.3 1.7 -5.7 4.1 6.4 3.2 0.7

ETF Returns, up to December 2008, are simulated. They have been calculated using the historical series of equivalent ETFs / Assets.

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