All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VASIX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VASIX returned −0.20% over the past year and −1.70% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 26, 1995, VASIX is up +132.11% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.73%/yr, and is currently −13.10% below its real total-return high on Jan. 20, 2021.
Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026
| Fri 1995-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASIX × |
+132.11%
+2.73%/yr |
+2.45%/yr
R2=0.869 |
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| Fri 1995-05-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VASIX × |
$10,000.00
1995-05-26 |
$23,211.26
2026-09-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VASIX × | −1.70% | −0.20% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VASIX × |
−13.10%
on 2026-09-18 from 2021-01-20 peak |
−26.41%
on 2022-10-20 from 2021-01-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VASIX × | −0.20% |
+3.07% +1.52%/yr |
+12.94% +4.14%/yr |
−10.36% −2.16%/yr |
+3.11% +0.31%/yr |
| Year | VASIX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.70% |
| 2025 | +6.57% |
| 2024 | +1.74% |
| 2023 | +5.95% |
| 2022 | −19.16% |
| 2021 | −4.79% |
| 2020 | +7.66% |
| 2019 | +9.55% |
| 2018 | −2.90% |
| 2017 | +4.77% |
| 2016 | +2.47% |
| 2015 | −0.51% |
| 2014 | +5.96% |
| 2013 | +1.87% |
| 2012 | +4.73% |
| 2011 | +0.79% |
| 2010 | +7.76% |
| 2009 | +9.13% |
| 2008 | −10.61% |
| 2007 | +2.51% |
| 2006 | +5.28% |
| 2005 | −0.19% |
| 2004 | +4.30% |
| 2003 | +8.73% |
| 2002 | −2.21% |
| 2001 | +2.56% |
| 2000 | +4.55% |
| 1999 | +0.23% |
| 1998 | +11.51% |
| 1997 | +12.32% |
| 1996 | +4.21% |
| 1995 | +8.80% |