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 +18.70% over the past year and +12.55% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 19, 2013, VDADX is up +323.80% in nominal total return, or +12.09%/yr, and is currently −0.45% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VDADX
×
+323.80%
+12.09%/yr
+12.09%/yr
R2=0.979
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value
End
Value
VDADX
×
$10,000.00
2013-12-19
$42,380.16
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
VDADX
×
+12.55% +18.70%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VDADX
×
−0.45%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-13 peak
−31.70%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-14 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VDADX
×
+18.70% +34.85%
+16.13%/yr
+58.05%
+16.48%/yr
+65.88%
+10.65%/yr
+244.16%
+13.16%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VDADX
2026 (YTD) +12.55%
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%