Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)
Top ETFs · US Total Market · data since 2001-06-15 · last close 2026-09-09
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6 | -0.5 | -5.0 | 10.4 | 5.2 | -0.4 | -0.5 | 2.7 | -0.7 | · | · | · |
| 2025 | 3.0 | -1.9 | -5.9 | -0.7 | 6.3 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 2.2 | 0.3 | -0.0 |
| 2024 | 1.1 | 5.3 | 3.3 | -4.3 | 4.8 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.0 | -0.8 | 6.7 | -3.0 |
| 2023 | 6.9 | -2.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 6.7 | 3.7 | -1.9 | -4.8 | -2.6 | 9.4 | 5.3 |
| 2022 | -6.1 | -2.5 | 3.3 | -9.1 | -0.3 | -8.2 | 9.3 | -3.7 | -9.2 | 8.1 | 5.2 | -5.9 |
| 2021 | -0.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 1.7 | 2.9 | -4.5 | 6.7 | -1.5 | 3.8 |
| 2020 | -0.1 | -8.0 | -13.9 | 13.1 | 5.4 | 2.3 | 5.7 | 7.1 | -3.5 | -1.9 | 11.8 | 4.7 |
| 2019 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.4 | 3.9 | -6.5 | 7.1 | 1.4 | -2.1 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 2018 | 5.2 | -3.8 | -2.0 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 0.2 | -7.4 | 2.0 | -9.2 |
| 2017 | 1.9 | 3.7 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 |
| 2016 | -5.7 | -0.0 | 7.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | -2.2 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 2015 | -2.7 | 5.7 | -1.2 | 0.6 | 1.3 | -1.7 | 1.7 | -6.1 | -2.9 | 7.9 | 0.6 | -2.1 |
| 2014 | -3.2 | 4.9 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 2.6 | -2.0 | 4.2 | -2.1 | 2.8 | 2.5 | -0.0 |
| 2013 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 1.6 | 2.4 | -1.4 | 5.8 | -3.0 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| 2012 | 5.1 | 4.2 | 3.1 | -0.6 | -6.2 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 2.7 | 2.5 | -1.8 | 0.8 | 1.3 |
| 2011 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.4 | 2.9 | -1.1 | -1.8 | -2.3 | -6.1 | -7.6 | 11.4 | -0.4 | 1.0 |
| 2010 | -3.6 | 3.4 | 6.4 | 2.2 | -7.9 | -5.8 | 7.0 | -4.7 | 9.5 | 4.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 2009 | -8.1 | -10.5 | 8.3 | 11.0 | 5.5 | 0.4 | 7.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 | -2.6 | 5.7 | 2.9 |
| 2008 | -6.2 | -2.5 | -0.9 | 4.9 | 2.0 | -8.1 | -0.6 | 1.5 | -9.2 | -17.5 | -8.0 | 1.8 |
| 2007 | 1.9 | -1.6 | 1.1 | 4.0 | 3.7 | -1.8 | -3.5 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 1.8 | -4.5 | -0.7 |
| 2006 | 3.2 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | -3.2 | 0.1 | -0.1 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| 2005 | -2.5 | 2.1 | -1.9 | -2.2 | 3.9 | 0.8 | 4.4 | -1.1 | 0.8 | -2.4 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
| 2004 | 2.6 | 1.4 | -1.0 | -2.2 | 1.4 | 2.0 | -3.6 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 3.4 |
| 2003 | -2.8 | -1.5 | 0.8 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 2.4 | -1.1 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 2002 | -0.9 | -1.8 | 3.7 | -4.5 | -1.4 | -6.9 | -8.3 | 0.8 | -10.1 | 7.5 | 6.0 | -5.1 |
| 2001 | · | · | · | · | · | 1.8 | -1.9 | -5.9 | -8.7 | 2.0 | 7.6 | 1.4 |
| Avg | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 0.2 | -1.0 | 1.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 |
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed).
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VTI seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF has monthly history back to 2001. Its strongest month by median is November — positive in 21 of 25 years, median +2.7%, and higher in 8 of the last 9. Across its full record it has closed 65% of months higher, swings ±4.4% in an average month and has fallen 55.5% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.3% | +0.2% | +0.8% | +1.9% | +1.2% | +0.2% | +1.6% | +0.2% | -1.0% | +1.4% | +2.9% | +0.8% |
| Win rate | 52%/25 | 52%/25 | 68%/25 | 72%/25 | 72%/25 | 65%/26 | 65%/26 | 65%/26 | 56%/25 | 64%/25 | 84%/25 | 68%/25 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VTI risk & extremes
VTI drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF's best month?+
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF's strongest completed month on record is April 2020, at +13.13%.
What was Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -17.48%.
Is Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF up this year?+
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is up 12.69% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF's 1-year return?+
+18.37% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 55.5%, measured on month-end closes since 2001.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF?+
November has the highest average return across every completed November since 2001. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF is an us total market business worth about $2.3 trillion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2001, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2001) would be about $1,039 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was April 2020 at +13.13%; its worst, October 2008 at -17.48%.
- It has closed November in the green 21 out of 25 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.