All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

VAIPX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

VAIPX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VAIPX returned +0.59% over the past year and −2.45% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 10, 2005, VAIPX is up +13.48% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.60%/yr, and is currently −17.63% below its real total-return high on Jan. 4, 2021.

Data ending Wed Jun. 10, 2026

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Wed 2026-06-10 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VAIPX
×
−2.45%
2026-06-10
+0.59%
2026-06-10
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Wed 2026-06-10 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VAIPX
×
+13.48%
+0.60%/yr
+0.78%/yr
(R2=0.251)
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Wed 2026-06-10 Start
Value
End
Value
VAIPX
×
$10,000.00
2005-06-10
$11,347.99
2026-06-10
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VAIPX
2026 (YTD) −2.45%
2025 +4.08%
2024 −1.01%
2023 +0.47%
2022 −17.27%
2021 −1.26%
2020 +9.46%
2019 +5.75%
2018 −3.23%
2017 +0.78%
2016 +1.24%
2015 −2.40%
2014 +3.20%
2013 −10.21%
2012 +5.08%
2011 +10.02%
2010 +4.74%
2009 +8.02%
2008 −2.85%
2007 +7.30%
2006 −1.94%
2005 −0.45%

Drawdowns

Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Wed 2026-06-10 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VAIPX
×
−17.63%
from 2021-01-04 peak
−23.01%
2023-10-06
from 2021-01-04 peak
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-06-10 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VAIPX
×
+0.59% +2.91%
+1.44%/yr
+1.58%
+0.52%/yr
−15.95%
−3.42%/yr
−9.21%
−0.96%/yr
Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund