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 +12.42% over the past year and +5.97% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 19, 2013, VDADX is up +186.97% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.73%/yr, and is currently −0.31% below its real total-return high on Jul. 6, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VDADX × 		+186.97%
+8.73%/yr 		+8.69%/yr
R2=0.954
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2013-12-19💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 Start
Value 		End
Value
VDADX × 		$10,000.00
2013-12-19 		$28,697.09
2026-07-24

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-24

  YTD YoY
VDADX × 		+5.97% +12.42%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VDADX × 		−0.31%
on 2026-07-24
from 2026-07-06 peak 		−31.68%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-14 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VDADX × 		+12.42% +24.70%
+11.67%/yr 		+37.92%
+11.31%/yr 		+33.57%
+5.96%/yr 		+141.87%
+9.23%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VDADX
2026 (YTD) +5.97%
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 +19.69%
2016 +9.54%
2015 −2.64%
2014 +9.23%
2013 +2.15%