| VLU | |
|---|---|
| Total return | +274.1% |
| Annualised (CAGR) | +14.1% |
| Volatility (annualised) | +16.3% |
| Sharpe (rf = 0) | 0.86 |
| Deepest drawdown | -37.4% |
| Drawdown peak → trough | 2020-02-12 → 2020-03-23 |
Over the 10.0 years to 2026-09-21 the fund returned +274.1% in total (+14.1% a year), with a deepest drawdown of -37.4% from 2020-02-12 to 2020-03-23. Its worst calendar year was 2022 (-8.2%), its best 2021 (+31.0%).
| Year | VLU |
|---|---|
| 2026 | +17.6% |
| 2025 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | +17.2% |
| 2023 | +17.2% |
| 2022 | -8.2% |
| 2021 | +31.0% |
| 2020 | +10.0% |
| 2019 | +26.2% |
| 2018 | -7.9% |
| 2017 | +18.2% |
| 2016 | +9.3% |
It does not say VLU is a good or bad fund, and it is not a forecast. Returns above are history: they already include dividends and already exclude the fund's own fees. A drawdown of -37.4% means an investor who bought at the peak would have watched that much value disappear before it recovered — how long that takes is the part most tables leave out.
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