COST,VFINX,DIA: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Tue 1998-01-20? to Fri 2025-07-11	YTD Return	TRR Price
COST ×	+3.95% 2025-07-11	302 TRR 2025-07-11
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
VFINX ×	+4.88% 2025-07-11	29.12 TRR 2025-07-11
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
DIA ×	+2.89% 2025-07-11	5.047 TRR 2025-07-11
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

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Returns

Tue 1998-01-20? to Fri 2025-07-11	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
COST ×	+3,089.78% +13.43%/yr	+12.34%/yr (R2=0.902)
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
VFINX ×	+415.70% +6.15%/yr	+5.73%/yr (R2=0.752)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
DIA ×	+404.75% +6.07%/yr	+5.95%/yr (R2=0.848)
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Tue 1998-01-20? to Fri 2025-07-11	Start Value	End Value
COST ×	$10,000.00 1998-01-20	$318,977.65 2025-07-11
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
VFINX ×	$10,000.00 1998-01-20	$51,569.55 2025-07-11
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
DIA ×	$10,000.00 1998-01-20	$50,474.51 2025-07-11
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

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Annual Returns

Year	COST	VFINX	DIA
2025 (YTD)	+3.95%	+4.88%	+2.89%
2024	+35.71%	+21.34%	+11.61%
2023	+44.17%	+22.03%	+12.26%
2022	−23.97%	−23.21%	−12.66%
2021	+41.84%	+20.08%	+12.88%
2020	+30.88%	+17.14%	+8.12%
2019	+42.45%	+28.40%	+22.23%
2018	+8.53%	−6.33%	−5.54%
2017	+19.84%	+19.14%	+25.43%
2016	−1.76%	+9.56%	+14.01%
2015	+18.08%	+0.49%	−0.64%
2014	+19.55%	+12.67%	+9.00%
2013	+20.03%	+30.21%	+27.72%
2012	+26.21%	+13.85%	+8.06%
2011	+13.37%	−0.98%	+4.94%
2010	+21.86%	+13.22%	+12.34%
2009	+11.30%	+23.17%	+19.49%
2008	−24.06%	−37.08%	−32.20%
2007	+27.96%	+1.25%	+4.61%
2006	+5.27%	+12.80%	+15.99%
2005	−0.23%	+1.30%	−1.76%
2004	+27.02%	+7.25%	+1.71%
2003	+30.03%	+26.12%	+25.54%
2002	−38.24%	−23.97%	−16.68%
2001	+9.44%	−13.37%	−6.42%
2000	−15.34%	−12.04%	−9.01%
1999	+23.11%	+17.92%	+24.22%
1998	+59.19%	+26.58%	+16.18%
1997	+74.68%	+30.95%	—
1996	+59.37%	+18.92%	—
1995	+15.55%	+34.05%	—
1994	−34.88%	−1.46%	—
1993	−23.50%	+7.20%	—
1992	−35.95%	+5.19%	—
1991	+124.19%	+28.14%	—
1990	+29.03%	−8.91%	—
1989	+133.09%	+22.66%	—
1988	+84.29%	+10.06%	—
1987	−40.93%	−0.43%	—
1986	+12.01%	+8.10%	—
1985	+10.18%	+18.14%	—
1984	—	−0.29%	—
1983	—	+12.83%	—
1982	—	+14.85%	—
1981	—	−16.05%	—
1980	—	+13.65%	—
1979	—	−2.22%	—

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Drawdowns

Tue 1998-01-20? to Fri 2025-07-11	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
COST ×	−10.89%	−55.88% 2002-12-24
Costco Wholesale Corp NASDAQ Common Stock
VFINX ×	−0.35%	−58.52% 2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
DIA ×	−2.67%	−52.72% 2009-03-09
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund