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

Total Real Returns

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

VDADX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VDADX returned +13.75% over the past year and +3.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 19, 2013, VDADX is up +179.64% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.60%/yr, and is currently −1.38% below its real total-return high on Jun. 4, 2026.

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VDADX
×
+3.26%
2026-06-08
+13.75%
2026-06-08
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VDADX
×
+179.64%
+8.60%/yr
+8.67%/yr
(R2=0.952)
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Start
Value
End
Value
VDADX
×
$10,000.00
2013-12-19
$27,964.08
2026-06-08
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VDADX
2026 (YTD) +3.26%
2025 +11.19%
2024 +13.71%
2023 +10.74%
2022 −15.28%
2021 +15.47%
2020 +13.92%
2019 +26.78%
2018 −3.89%
2017 +19.70%
2016 +9.54%
2015 −2.64%
2014 +9.23%
2013 +2.15%

Drawdowns

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VDADX
×
−1.38%
from 2026-06-04 peak
−31.68%
2020-03-23
from 2020-02-14 peak
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-06-08 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VDADX
×
+13.75% +25.06%
+11.83%/yr
+42.21%
+12.45%/yr
+33.10%
+5.89%/yr
+143.93%
+9.33%/yr
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund