All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VGHCX total return snapshot: VGHCX returned +29.31% over the past year and +9.57% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1985, VGHCX is up +37,714.09% in nominal total return, or +15.46%/yr, and is currently −2.11% below its total-return high on Aug. 19, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 27, 2026
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × |
+37,714.09%
+15.46%/yr |
+15.00%/yr
R2=0.963 |
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| Vanguard Health Care Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × |
$10,000.00
1985-05-15 |
$3,781,409.24
2026-08-27 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × | +9.57% | +29.31% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × |
−2.11%
on 2026-08-27 from 2026-08-19 peak |
−36.93%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-05-07 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-27 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × | +29.31% |
+8.56% +4.19%/yr |
+30.38% +9.24%/yr |
+32.20% +5.74%/yr |
+137.83% +9.05%/yr |
| Year | VGHCX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.57% |
| 2025 | +17.34% |
| 2024 | −1.56% |
| 2023 | +5.46% |
| 2022 | −1.05% |
| 2021 | +14.36% |
| 2020 | +12.57% |
| 2019 | +22.93% |
| 2018 | +1.10% |
| 2017 | +19.59% |
| 2016 | −8.94% |
| 2015 | +12.63% |
| 2014 | +29.58% |
| 2013 | +43.18% |
| 2012 | +15.13% |
| 2011 | +11.46% |
| 2010 | +6.21% |
| 2009 | +20.96% |
| 2008 | −18.12% |
| 2007 | +4.34% |
| 2006 | +10.90% |
| 2005 | +12.67% |
| 2004 | +9.46% |
| 2003 | +26.58% |
| 2002 | −11.41% |
| 2001 | −6.84% |
| 2000 | +62.33% |
| 1999 | +27.71% |
| 1998 | +40.91% |
| 1997 | +28.53% |
| 1996 | +21.40% |
| 1995 | +45.18% |
| 1994 | +9.61% |
| 1993 | +12.27% |
| 1992 | −0.95% |
| 1991 | +46.45% |
| 1990 | +15.47% |
| 1989 | +43.23% |
| 1988 | +38.56% |
| 1987 | +3.19% |
| 1986 | +16.15% |
| 1985 | +20.45% |
