All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VDIGX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VDIGX returned +7.96% over the past year and +3.80% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 9, 1992, VDIGX is up +697.90% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.25%/yr, and is currently −0.92% below its real total-return high on Aug. 10, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Thu 1992-07-09💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDIGX × |
+697.90%
+6.25%/yr |
+5.91%/yr
R2=0.900 |
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| Thu 1992-07-09💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VDIGX × |
$10,000.00
1992-07-09 |
$79,790.03
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VDIGX × | +3.80% | +7.96% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VDIGX × |
−0.92%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-08-10 peak |
−47.37%
on 2002-10-09 from 2000-12-29 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDIGX × | +7.96% |
+3.57% +1.77%/yr |
+26.72% +8.21%/yr |
+14.73% +2.79%/yr |
+111.48% +7.78%/yr |
| Year | VDIGX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.80% |
| 2025 | +5.46% |
| 2024 | +5.86% |
| 2023 | +4.60% |
| 2022 | −10.67% |
| 2021 | +16.65% |
| 2020 | +10.53% |
| 2019 | +28.02% |
| 2018 | −1.68% |
| 2017 | +16.86% |
| 2016 | +5.31% |
| 2015 | +1.96% |
| 2014 | +11.02% |
| 2013 | +29.58% |
| 2012 | +8.49% |
| 2011 | +6.28% |
| 2010 | +9.78% |
| 2009 | +18.54% |
| 2008 | −25.65% |
| 2007 | +2.76% |
| 2006 | +16.64% |
| 2005 | +0.77% |
| 2004 | +7.51% |
| 2003 | +26.82% |
| 2002 | −24.96% |
| 2001 | −20.66% |
| 2000 | +15.18% |
| 1999 | −4.93% |
| 1998 | +20.40% |
| 1997 | +23.00% |
| 1996 | +1.90% |
| 1995 | +30.71% |
| 1994 | −10.91% |
| 1993 | +11.98% |
| 1992 | +6.74% |
