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

Total Real Returns

VAIPX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VAIPX total return snapshot: VAIPX returned +4.54% over the past year and +1.17% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 10, 2005, VAIPX is up +96.14% in nominal total return, or +3.26%/yr, and is currently −0.56% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jun. 12, 2026

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
VAIPX × 		+1.17%
2026-06-12 		+4.54%
2026-06-12
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VAIPX × 		+96.14%
+3.26%/yr 		+3.12%/yr
(R2=0.890)
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Start
Value 		End
Value
VAIPX × 		$10,000.00
2005-06-10 		$19,614.47
2026-06-12
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VAIPX
2026 (YTD) +1.17%
2025 +6.87%
2024 +1.85%
2023 +3.84%
2022 −11.92%
2021 +5.69%
2020 +10.95%
2019 +8.16%
2018 −1.39%
2017 +2.91%
2016 +3.34%
2015 −1.69%
2014 +3.97%
2013 −8.86%
2012 +6.90%
2011 +13.29%
2010 +6.30%
2009 +10.96%
2008 −2.76%
2007 +11.69%
2006 +0.53%
2005 +0.77%

Drawdowns

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VAIPX × 		−0.56%
from 2026-02-27 peak 		−15.04%
2008-11-24
from 2008-03-10 peak
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-12 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
VAIPX × 		+4.54% +9.67%
+4.72%/yr 		+12.04%
+3.86%/yr 		+4.98%
+0.98%/yr 		+26.87%
+2.41%/yr
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund