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

Total Real Returns

VTIP: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VTIP total return snapshot: VTIP returned +1.70% over the past year and +1.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 16, 2012, VTIP is up +35.53% in nominal total return, or +2.21%/yr, and is currently −0.76% below its total-return high on Aug. 20, 2026.

Data ending Mon Sep. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2012-10-16💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTIP
×
+35.53%
+2.21%/yr
+2.42%/yr
R2=0.882
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2012-10-16💬 to Mon 2026-09-14 Start
Value
End
Value
VTIP
×
$10,000.00
2012-10-16
$13,553.28
2026-09-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-14

  YTD YoY
VTIP
×
+1.44% +1.70%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTIP
×
−0.76%
on 2026-09-14
from 2026-08-20 peak
−6.27%
on 2020-03-18
from 2020-03-05 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTIP
×
+1.70% +7.76%
+3.81%/yr
+15.66%
+4.97%/yr
+16.16%
+3.04%/yr
+35.81%
+3.11%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTIP
2026 (YTD) +1.44%
2025 +6.07%
2024 +4.74%
2023 +5.14%
2022 −2.94%
2021 +5.36%
2020 +4.95%
2019 +4.86%
2018 +0.56%
2017 +0.82%
2016 +2.45%
2015 +0.23%
2014 −1.41%
2013 −1.53%
2012 +0.57%