All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VASGX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VASGX returned +14.80% over the past year and +7.75% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 16, 1994, VASGX is up +550.64% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.08%/yr, and is currently −1.51% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 2, 2026
| Fri 1994-12-16💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASGX × |
+550.64%
+6.08%/yr |
+4.47%/yr
R2=0.881 |
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| Fri 1994-12-16💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VASGX × |
$10,000.00
1994-12-16 |
$65,063.87
2026-09-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VASGX × | +7.75% | +14.80% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VASGX × |
−1.51%
on 2026-09-02 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−52.00%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASGX × | +14.80% |
+25.81% +12.16%/yr |
+46.40% +13.55%/yr |
+21.99% +4.05%/yr |
+93.33% +6.81%/yr |
| Year | VASGX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.75% |
| 2025 | +16.53% |
| 2024 | +9.97% |
| 2023 | +14.72% |
| 2022 | −22.14% |
| 2021 | +6.83% |
| 2020 | +13.90% |
| 2019 | +20.39% |
| 2018 | −8.63% |
| 2017 | +16.74% |
| 2016 | +6.14% |
| 2015 | −1.87% |
| 2014 | +6.38% |
| 2013 | +19.42% |
| 2012 | +12.41% |
| 2011 | −5.08% |
| 2010 | +13.46% |
| 2009 | +21.71% |
| 2008 | −34.44% |
| 2007 | +3.21% |
| 2006 | +13.27% |
| 2005 | +3.33% |
| 2004 | +9.85% |
| 2003 | +26.15% |
| 2002 | −17.81% |
| 2001 | −10.24% |
| 2000 | −8.50% |
| 1999 | +14.31% |
| 1998 | +19.59% |
| 1997 | +20.27% |
| 1996 | +11.71% |
| 1995 | +24.53% |
| 1994 | +2.22% |
