All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VAIPX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VAIPX returned −1.36% over the past year and −2.46% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 10, 2005, VAIPX is up +13.46% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.60%/yr, and is currently −17.65% below its real total-return high on Jan. 4, 2021.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAIPX × |
+13.46%
+0.60%/yr |
+0.76%/yr
R2=0.240 |
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| Vanguard Inflation-Protected Securities Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2005-06-10💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VAIPX × |
$10,000.00
2005-06-10 |
$11,345.80
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VAIPX × | −2.46% | −1.36% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VAIPX × |
−17.65%
on 2026-08-14 from 2021-01-04 peak |
−23.01%
on 2023-10-06 from 2021-01-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAIPX × | −1.36% |
−0.14% −0.07%/yr |
+3.46% +1.14%/yr |
−16.71% −3.59%/yr |
−10.14% −1.06%/yr |
| Year | VAIPX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.46% |
| 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% |
