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

Total Real Returns

VLCAX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VLCAX total return snapshot: VLCAX returned +21.48% over the past year and +14.31% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VLCAX is up +991.25% in nominal total return, or +11.19%/yr, and is currently −0.17% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VLCAX
×
+991.25%
+11.19%/yr
+11.16%/yr
R2=0.938
Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value
End
Value
VLCAX
×
$10,000.00
2004-01-30
$109,125.28
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
VLCAX
×
+14.31% +21.48%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VLCAX
×
−0.17%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-13 peak
−54.76%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VLCAX
×
+21.48% +46.76%
+21.15%/yr
+81.39%
+21.96%/yr
+83.52%
+12.91%/yr
+319.86%
+15.43%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VLCAX
2026 (YTD) +14.31%
2025 +18.09%
2024 +25.10%
2023 +27.26%
2022 −19.69%
2021 +27.02%
2020 +21.03%
2019 +31.39%
2018 −4.49%
2017 +22.02%
2016 +11.64%
2015 +1.07%
2014 +13.38%
2013 +32.66%
2012 +16.06%
2011 +1.59%
2010 +15.80%
2009 +27.79%
2008 −37.05%
2007 +6.42%
2006 +15.57%
2005 +6.19%
2004 +10.32%