All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VGSTX total return snapshot: VGSTX returned +9.49% over the past year and +6.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1985, VGSTX is up +3,824.74% in nominal total return, or +9.28%/yr, and is currently −2.47% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × |
+3,824.74%
+9.28%/yr |
+8.79%/yr
R2=0.978 |
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| Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × |
$10,000.00
1985-05-15 |
$392,474.49
2026-09-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × | +6.49% | +9.49% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × |
−2.47%
on 2026-09-18 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−38.62%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × | +9.49% |
+22.57% +10.71%/yr |
+44.33% +13.01%/yr |
+29.61% +5.32%/yr |
+137.88% +9.05%/yr |
| Year | VGSTX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.49% |
| 2025 | +15.89% |
| 2024 | +9.04% |
| 2023 | +17.14% |
| 2022 | −18.05% |
| 2021 | +9.65% |
| 2020 | +21.44% |
| 2019 | +22.21% |
| 2018 | −5.32% |
| 2017 | +18.33% |
| 2016 | +6.55% |
| 2015 | −0.13% |
| 2014 | +7.35% |
| 2013 | +17.81% |
| 2012 | +13.78% |
| 2011 | +0.79% |
| 2010 | +11.99% |
| 2009 | +24.87% |
| 2008 | −25.02% |
| 2007 | +6.59% |
| 2006 | +11.58% |
| 2005 | +8.44% |
| 2004 | +11.60% |
| 2003 | +22.71% |
| 2002 | −9.86% |
| 2001 | +0.55% |
| 2000 | +11.70% |
| 1999 | +7.34% |
| 1998 | +13.00% |
| 1997 | +21.25% |
| 1996 | +16.21% |
| 1995 | +28.67% |
| 1994 | −0.30% |
| 1993 | +11.25% |
| 1992 | +10.66% |
| 1991 | +31.79% |
| 1990 | −3.66% |
| 1989 | +24.41% |
| 1988 | +18.81% |
| 1987 | −5.34% |
| 1986 | +6.93% |
| 1985 | +12.33% |
