VT calculator
Historical growth of Vanguard Total World Stock ETF using FTSE Global All Cap return series. Dividends reinvested at year-end; expense ratio drag negligible at 0.07%.
$10,000 invested in VT at inception (2008) with dividends reinvested through end of 2024 would be worth approximately $55,006 nominal ($36,359 in 2008 dollars). Annualized nominal: 10.55%; real: 7.89%.
Uses annual S&P 500 total return (with dividends reinvested) and CPI-U inflation, 1928–2024. Source: Damodaran (NYU Stern) + Shiller CAPE + BLS. Excludes fees, taxes, and bid/ask. Real return = nominal ÷ cumulative CPI.
VT at a glance
| Full name | Vanguard Total World Stock ETF |
| Provider | Vanguard |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% |
| Inception | 2008 |
| Assets under management | $40B |
| Dividend yield | 1.90% |
| Return series used | FTSE Global All Cap |
How this calculator works
For each start year, we apply the year-by-year total return of the FTSE Global All Cap to the entered starting amount, compounding annually with dividends reinvested at year-end. This mirrors what an actual buy-and-hold VT holder would have experienced, before fees and taxes. Expense ratio is intentionally excluded from the historical result to keep the underlying series comparable across ETFs; for a full lifetime fee estimate at 0.07%, use the projection tab in our fund fee analyzer.