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

Total Real Returns

VDADX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VDADX total return snapshot: VDADX returned +16.16% over the past year and +11.01% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 19, 2013, VDADX is up +318.01% in nominal total return, or +11.91%/yr, and is currently −1.81% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VDADX × 		+318.01%
+11.91%/yr 		+12.11%/yr
R2=0.980
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value 		End
Value
VDADX × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-19 		$41,801.09
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
VDADX × 		+11.01% +16.16%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VDADX × 		−1.81%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−31.70%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-14 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VDADX × 		+16.16% +29.14%
+13.64%/yr 		+56.07%
+15.99%/yr 		+62.88%
+10.25%/yr 		+240.77%
+13.04%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VDADX
2026 (YTD) +11.01%
2025 +14.17%
2024 +16.99%
2023 +14.44%
2022 −9.80%
2021 +23.59%
2020 +15.47%
2019 +29.68%
2018 −2.05%
2017 +22.22%
2016 +11.80%
2015 −1.93%
2014 +10.06%
2013 +2.15%