All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VBINX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBINX returned +7.93% over the past year and +2.04% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 9, 1992, VBINX is up +565.95% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.79%/yr, and is currently −1.79% below its real total-return high on Jul. 6, 2026.
Data ending Thu Jul. 23, 2026
| Mon 1992-11-09💬 to Thu 2026-07-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBINX × |
+565.95%
+5.79%/yr |
+5.03%/yr
R2=0.938 |
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| Mon 1992-11-09💬 to Thu 2026-07-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBINX × |
$10,000.00
1992-11-09 |
$66,594.96
2026-07-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBINX × | +2.04% | +7.93% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBINX × |
−1.79%
on 2026-07-23 from 2026-07-06 peak |
−37.09%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-07-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBINX × | +7.93% |
+17.07% +8.20%/yr |
+30.93% +9.40%/yr |
+12.77% +2.43%/yr |
+73.49% +5.66%/yr |
| Year | VBINX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.04% |
| 2025 | +10.51% |
| 2024 | +11.25% |
| 2023 | +13.61% |
| 2022 | −22.02% |
| 2021 | +6.58% |
| 2020 | +14.70% |
| 2019 | +18.95% |
| 2018 | −4.79% |
| 2017 | +11.40% |
| 2016 | +6.43% |
| 2015 | −0.37% |
| 2014 | +8.98% |
| 2013 | +16.22% |
| 2012 | +9.43% |
| 2011 | +1.14% |
| 2010 | +11.46% |
| 2009 | +16.91% |
| 2008 | −22.28% |
| 2007 | +1.99% |
| 2006 | +8.30% |
| 2005 | +1.18% |
| 2004 | +7.10% |
| 2003 | +17.65% |
| 2002 | −11.65% |
| 2001 | −4.51% |
| 2000 | −5.21% |
| 1999 | +10.68% |
| 1998 | +16.03% |
| 1997 | +20.17% |
| 1996 | +10.13% |
| 1995 | +24.97% |
| 1994 | −4.11% |
| 1993 | +8.57% |
| 1992 | +3.66% |
