How much would $1,000 invested in VDE be worth today?

$1,000 invested in VDE on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,800 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 10.8% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the VDE calculator go?

VDE data begins September 29, 2004, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 22 years, 1 month of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in VDE: What It Would Be Worth Today

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VDE

$190.14+2.51%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $190.14 +2.51%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Bought at that day's close

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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2004 to today, log scale

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$2,800Oct 16, 20262.8×your money

$1,000 invested in VDE on October 17, 2016 was worth $2,800 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 10.8% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 2.8 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: VDE trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$1,977if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−69.3%Oct 9, 2018 to Mar 18, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$1,800on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 97% of all 146 periods of 10 years since 2004.

Your dates

−50%0%80%

Worst: −5.3% a year, Mar 2010 to Mar 2020Best: 11.4% a year, Sep 2004 to Sep 2014

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in VDE, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500A low

Lowest value$364 · Mar 2020$1,201 · Jul 2022$1,494 · Apr 2025$890 · Aug 2017$

$0$1,000$2,000$4,000$2,800

20182020202220242026

How far VDE was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −69.3% from Oct 9, 2018 to Mar 18, 2020, back to the high by Feb 1, 2022.

−69.3% from its high−26.6% from its high−21.4% from its high−20.9% from its high

high−69%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $2,800 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

2.8×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000

20052010201520202025

$1,000 invested in VDE, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$2,529	2.5×	10.0%	$6,344
2018	$2,578	2.6×	11.4%	$4,742
2019	$3,207	3.2×	16.1%	$4,812
2020	$2,975	3.0×	17.4%	$3,420
2021	$4,456	4.5×	29.5%	$2,373
2022	$2,777	2.8×	23.8%	$1,818
2023	$1,832	1.8×	17.4%	$2,741
2024	$1,741	1.7×	22.0%	$1,789
2025	$1,628	1.6×	31.4%	$1,403
2026	$1,505	1.5×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. VDE data begins September 29, 2004; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live VDE chart and fundamentals on the VDE quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in VDE be worth today?: $1,000 invested in VDE on October 17, 2016 would be worth $2,800 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 10.8% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the VDE calculator go?: VDE data begins September 29, 2004, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 22 years, 1 month of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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