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

$1,000 invested in VIG on October 17, 2016 would be worth $3,557 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 13.5% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the VIG calculator go?

VIG data begins May 2, 2006, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 20 years, 5 months 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 VIG: What It Would Be Worth Today

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VIG

$241.77-0.12%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $241.77 -0.12%

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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

End

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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2006 to today, log scale

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$3,557Oct 16, 20263.6×your money

$1,000 invested in VIG on October 17, 2016 was worth $3,557 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 13.5% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 3.6 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: VIG trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$2,946if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−31.7%Feb 14 to Mar 23, 2020

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

Gain$2,557on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 89% of all 126 periods of 10 years since 2006.

Your dates

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Worst: 6.8% a year, Oct 2006 to Oct 2016Best: 15.1% a year, Feb 2009 to Feb 2019

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

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

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

$1,160 · Mar 2020$1,848 · Sep 2022$1,175 · Dec 2018$2,494 · Apr 2025$

$1,000$2,000$3,000$4,000$3,557

20182020202220242026

How far VIG was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −31.7% from Feb 14, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020, back to the high by Aug 26, 2020.

−31.7% from its high−20.4% from its high−17.3% from its high−15.0% from its high

high−32%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $3,557 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

3.6×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

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2010201520202025

$1,000 invested in VIG, 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	$3,392	3.4×	13.3%	$6,344
2018	$2,775	2.8×	12.3%	$4,742
2019	$2,863	2.9×	14.5%	$4,812
2020	$2,183	2.2×	12.2%	$3,420
2021	$1,927	1.9×	12.0%	$2,373
2022	$1,541	1.5×	9.5%	$1,818
2023	$1,704	1.7×	15.1%	$2,741
2024	$1,490	1.5×	15.4%	$1,789
2025	$1,277	1.3×	14.7%	$1,403
2026	$1,109	1.1×	—	$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. VIG data begins May 2, 2006; 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 VIG chart and fundamentals on the VIG quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in VIG be worth today?: $1,000 invested in VIG on October 17, 2016 would be worth $3,557 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 13.5% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the VIG calculator go?: VIG data begins May 2, 2006, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 20 years, 5 months 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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