All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

BRK-A vs. VFINX vs. VBMFX vs. USDOLLAR: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
BRK-A × 		+27,355.20%
+15.17%/yr 		+12.87%/yr
R2=0.935
Berkshire Hathaway Inc NYSE Common Stock
VFINX × 		+6,526.76%
+11.13%/yr 		+9.53%/yr
R2=0.945
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VBMFX × 		+587.38%
+4.97%/yr 		+5.17%/yr
R2=0.938
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR × 		+0.00%
+0.00%/yr 		+0.00%/yr
R2=0.000
⭐ U.S. Dollar 💬 Currency

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-11 Start
Value 		End
Value
BRK-A × 		$10,000.00
1986-12-11 		$2,745,519.71
2026-09-11
VFINX × 		$10,000.00
1986-12-11 		$662,676.43
2026-09-11
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
1986-12-11 		$68,738.09
2026-09-11
USDOLLAR × 		$10,000.00
1986-12-11 		$10,000.00
2026-09-11

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-11

  YTD YoY
BRK-A × 		+1.48% +2.82%
VFINX × 		+12.65% +17.44%
VBMFX × 		−1.45% −0.80%
USDOLLAR × 		+0.00% +0.00%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
BRK-A × 		−5.36%
on 2026-09-11
from 2025-05-02 peak 		−51.47%
on 2009-03-05
from 2007-12-10 peak
VFINX × 		−1.71%
on 2026-09-11
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−55.25%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
VBMFX × 		−4.38%
on 2026-09-11
from 2020-08-04 peak 		−18.84%
on 2022-10-24
from 2020-08-04 peak
USDOLLAR × 		—
on 2026-09-11 		0.00%
on 1986-12-11

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-11 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
BRK-A × 		+2.82% +12.64%
+6.13%/yr 		+37.94%
+11.32%/yr 		+83.27%
+12.88%/yr 		+248.01%
+13.28%/yr
VFINX × 		+17.44% +40.94%
+18.72%/yr 		+76.76%
+20.91%/yr 		+83.13%
+12.86%/yr 		+320.66%
+15.45%/yr
VBMFX × 		−0.80% +1.93%
+0.96%/yr 		+12.16%
+3.90%/yr 		−3.13%
−0.63%/yr 		+12.99%
+1.23%/yr
USDOLLAR × 		+0.00% +0.00%
+0.00%/yr 		+0.00%
+0.00%/yr 		+0.00%
+0.00%/yr 		+0.00%
+0.00%/yr

Annual Returns

Year BRK-A VFINX VBMFX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) +1.48% +12.65% −1.45% +0.00%
2025 +10.85% +17.72% +7.04% +0.00%
2024 +25.49% +24.84% +1.14% +0.00%
2023 +15.77% +26.12% +5.62% +0.00%
2022 +4.00% −18.24% −13.23% +0.00%
2021 +29.57% +28.53% −1.75% +0.00%
2020 +2.42% +18.74% +7.63% +0.00%
2019 +10.98% +31.33% +8.63% +0.00%
2018 +2.82% −4.55% −0.12% +0.00%
2017 +21.91% +21.66% +3.47% +0.00%
2016 +23.42% +11.83% +2.50% +0.00%
2015 −12.48% +1.23% +0.30% +0.00%
2014 +27.04% +13.52% +5.77% +0.00%
2013 +32.70% +32.17% −2.25% +0.00%
2012 +16.82% +15.82% +4.07% +0.00%
2011 −4.73% +1.96% +7.59% +0.00%
2010 +21.42% +14.91% +6.31% +0.00%
2009 +2.69% +26.52% +5.95% +0.00%
2008 −31.78% −37.02% +5.09% +0.00%
2007 +28.74% +5.39% +6.96% +0.00%
2006 +24.11% +15.64% +4.31% +0.00%
2005 +0.82% +4.77% +2.43% +0.00%
2004 +4.33% +10.74% +4.27% +0.00%
2003 +15.81% +28.50% +3.91% +0.00%
2002 −3.77% −22.17% +8.43% +0.00%
2001 +6.48% −12.03% +8.39% +0.00%
2000 +26.56% −9.05% +11.44% +0.00%
1999 −19.86% +21.08% +0.30% +0.00%
1998 +52.17% +28.62% +8.64% +0.00%
1997 +34.90% +33.18% +9.48% +0.00%
1996 +6.23% +22.87% +3.62% +0.00%
1995 +57.35% +37.45% +18.25% +0.00%
1994 +24.96% +1.18% −2.60% +0.00%
1993 +38.94% +10.15% +9.73% +0.00%
1992 +29.83% +8.24% +7.27% +0.00%
1991 +35.58% +32.05% +15.33% +0.00%
1990 −23.05% −2.74% +8.71% +0.00%
1989 +84.57% +28.37% +13.72% +0.00%
1988 +59.32% +14.92% +7.43% +0.00%
1987 +4.61% +3.97% +1.61% +0.00%
1986 +14.17% +9.30% −0.60% +0.00%
1985 +93.73% +22.60% — +0.00%
1984 −2.67% +3.68% — +0.00%
1983 +69.03% +17.07% — +0.00%
1982 +38.39% +19.25% — +0.00%
1981 +31.76% −8.55% — +0.00%
1980 +46.55% +27.89% — +0.00%
1979 — −2.07% — +0.00%
1978 — — — +0.00%
1977 — — — +0.00%
1976 — — — +0.00%
1975 — — — +0.00%
1974 — — — +0.00%
1973 — — — +0.00%
1972 — — — +0.00%
1971 — — — +0.00%
1970 — — — +0.00%
1969 — — — +0.00%
1968 — — — +0.00%
1967 — — — +0.00%
1966 — — — +0.00%
1965 — — — +0.00%
1964 — — — +0.00%
1963 — — — +0.00%
1962 — — — +0.00%
1961 — — — +0.00%
1960 — — — +0.00%
1959 — — — +0.00%
1958 — — — +0.00%
1957 — — — +0.00%
1956 — — — +0.00%
1955 — — — +0.00%
1954 — — — +0.00%
1953 — — — +0.00%
1952 — — — +0.00%
1951 — — — +0.00%
1950 — — — +0.00%
1949 — — — +0.00%
1948 — — — +0.00%
1947 — — — +0.00%
1946 — — — +0.00%
1945 — — — +0.00%
1944 — — — +0.00%
1943 — — — +0.00%
1942 — — — +0.00%
1941 — — — +0.00%
1940 — — — +0.00%
1939 — — — +0.00%
1938 — — — +0.00%
1937 — — — +0.00%
1936 — — — +0.00%
1935 — — — +0.00%
1934 — — — +0.00%
1933 — — — +0.00%
1932 — — — +0.00%
1931 — — — +0.00%
1930 — — — +0.00%
1929 — — — +0.00%
1928 — — — +0.00%
1927 — — — +0.00%
1926 — — — +0.00%
1925 — — — +0.00%
1924 — — — +0.00%
1923 — — — +0.00%
1922 — — — +0.00%
1921 — — — +0.00%
1920 — — — +0.00%
1919 — — — +0.00%
1918 — — — +0.00%
1917 — — — +0.00%
1916 — — — +0.00%
1915 — — — +0.00%
1914 — — — +0.00%
1913 — — — +0.00%