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 −1.61% over the past year and −1.76% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 10, 2005, VAIPX is up +90.46% in nominal total return, or +3.07%/yr, and is currently −3.44% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 25, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VAIPX
×
+90.46%
+3.07%/yr
+3.10%/yr
R2=0.892
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 Start
Value
End
Value
VAIPX
×
$10,000.00
2005-06-10
$19,045.82
2026-09-25

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-25

  YTD YoY
VAIPX
×
−1.76% −1.61%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VAIPX
×
−3.44%
on 2026-09-25
from 2026-02-27 peak
−15.04%
on 2008-11-24
from 2008-03-10 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-25 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VAIPX
×
−1.61% +1.89%
+0.94%/yr
+11.70%
+3.76%/yr
−0.13%
−0.03%/yr
+21.30%
+1.95%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VAIPX
2026 (YTD) −1.76%
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 +3.98%
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%