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 +2.34% over the past year and +1.97% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 16, 2012, VTIP is up +36.25% in nominal total return, or +2.25%/yr, and is currently −0.24% below its total-return high on Aug. 20, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2012-10-16💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTIP
×
+36.25%
+2.25%/yr
+2.42%/yr
R2=0.882
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2012-10-16💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 Start
Value
End
Value
VTIP
×
$10,000.00
2012-10-16
$13,624.51
2026-09-04

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-04

  YTD YoY
VTIP
×
+1.97% +2.34%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTIP
×
−0.24%
on 2026-09-04
from 2026-08-20 peak
−6.27%
on 2020-03-18
from 2020-03-05 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTIP
×
+2.34% +9.02%
+4.41%/yr
+16.56%
+5.24%/yr
+16.86%
+3.16%/yr
+36.61%
+3.17%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VTIP
2026 (YTD) +1.97%
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%