OriginaveWhat if you invested $10,000 in VT?
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF: what $10,000 — or any amount — actually became, on real price history with dividends reinvested.
The short answer
$10,000 put into VT 10 years ago would be worth about $32,603 today — +226.03% in total, or +12.55% per year with dividends reinvested.
VT is the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF, tracking the FTSE Global All Cap Index. Prices run to Oct 2026.
If you had invested $10,000 in VT…
| Invested | Worth today | Total return | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago (Oct 2025) | $11,705 | +17.05% | +17.06% |
| 3 years ago (Oct 2023) | $18,264 | +82.64% | +22.23% |
| 5 years ago (Oct 2021) | $17,358 | +73.58% | +11.66% |
| 10 years ago (Oct 2016) | $32,603 | +226.03% | +12.55% |
| 15 years ago (Oct 2011) | $53,689 | +436.89% | +11.86% |
| At launch (Jun 2008) | $47,562 | +375.62% | +8.91% |
Dividends reinvested, no fees or taxes. "Per year" is the compound annual growth rate over each window.
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Frequently asked
What if I invested $10,000 in VT 10 years ago?
$10,000 put into VT 10 years ago would be worth about $32,603 today — +226.03% in total, or +12.55% per year with dividends reinvested.
What if I invested $1,000 in VT 10 years ago?
$1,000 is one tenth of the example above: it would have grown to about $3,260 over the same 10 years — returns scale linearly, only the number of shares differs.
What would $10,000 in VT 5 years ago be worth today?
$10,000 put into VT 5 years ago would be worth about $17,358 today — +73.58% in total, or +11.66% per year with dividends reinvested.
How much would $10,000 invested in VT at launch be worth?
$10,000 put into VT at its launch in Jun 2008 would be worth about $47,562 today — +375.62% in total, or +8.91% per year with dividends reinvested.
How are these numbers calculated?
The figures use VT's real daily price history with dividends reinvested, up to Oct 2026. They ignore broker fees and taxes, and past returns don't promise future ones.
Keep digging
The full VT story — TER, fund facts and yearly returns — lives on the VT fund page.
Source: Yahoo Finance daily adjusted closes for the US primary listings, dividends reinvested. Prices through · refreshed 7 Oct 2026, 08:49 UTC. How every number is calculated.