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VT vs VTI

Jun 26, 2008 – Sep 23, 2026, VT sets the start date

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VTVTI
Final balance$47,157$81,282
CAGR8.87%12.17%
Max drawdown−50.26%−48.02%
Sharpe ratio0.520.68

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Growth of $10,000

  • VT
  • VTI

Trailing returns

Annualized past 1Y

PeriodVTVTIVT − VTI
YTD13.92%13.49%+0.43%
1Y17.79%16.63%+1.17%
3Y21.47%22.42%−0.96%
5Y10.82%12.01%−1.19%
10Y12.43%14.81%−2.38%
15Y12.07%15.26%−3.19%

Metrics

ReturnVTVTI
Final balance$47,157$81,282
Total return371.57%712.82%
CAGR8.87%12.17%
Calendar yearsVTVTI
Best year32.66%33.45%
Worst year−18.00%−19.52%
Positive years13 of 1715 of 17
RiskVTVTI
Max drawdown−50.26%−48.02%
Longest drawdown2.5 years2.2 years
Volatility (annualized)20.46%19.90%
Risk-adjustedVTVTI
Sharpe ratio0.520.68
Sortino ratio0.730.95
Calmar ratio0.180.25

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecovered
−50.3%Jun 2008Mar 2009Dec 2010
−34.2%Feb 2020Mar 2020Aug 2020
−26.4%Nov 2021Oct 2022Jan 2024
−23.8%Apr 2011Oct 2011Jan 2013
−20.0%Jan 2018Dec 2018Oct 2019

Annual returns

YearVTVTIVT − VTI
2008*−33.05%−29.55%−3.50%
2009+32.66%+28.90%+3.76%
2010+13.08%+17.43%−4.35%
2011−7.51%+0.97%−8.48%
2012+17.12%+16.45%+0.67%
2013+22.94%+33.45%−10.51%
2014+3.68%+12.55%−8.87%
2015−1.86%+0.36%−2.22%
2016+8.50%+12.82%−4.32%
2017+24.50%+21.21%+3.28%
2018−9.76%−5.23%−4.53%
2019+26.81%+30.67%−3.85%
2020+16.59%+21.08%−4.49%
2021+18.27%+25.68%−7.42%
2022−18.00%−19.52%+1.52%
2023+22.02%+26.05%−4.03%
2024+16.49%+23.81%−7.32%
2025+22.43%+17.10%+5.34%
2026*+13.92%+13.49%+0.43%

* Partial year

Rolling returns

PeriodVT medianVTI medianMore often ahead
1Y13.39%15.99%VTI 78%
3Y9.40%13.56%VTI >99%
5Y10.03%13.73%VTI 100%
10Y9.37%13.33%VTI 100%

About VT vs VTI

VT holds stocks from around the world, weighted by each market's size, so US companies make up most of it. VTI holds only US stocks. The gap between them comes down to how international stocks did against US ones.

VT returned 8.9% a year from Jun 2008 to Sep 2026, against 12.2% for VTI. Both fell furthest in 2008–2009, VT by 50.3% and VTI by 48.0%. VTI beat VT in 12 of 17 full years and in every rolling 10-year period.

Uses daily closing prices with dividends reinvested. Fund fees are included, but not taxes or trading costs. The comparison starts on Jun 26, 2008, when VT's prices begin.

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