All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VEIPX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VEIPX returned +12.88% over the past year and +6.79% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 17, 1988, VEIPX is up +1,481.32% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.56%/yr, and is currently −4.48% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 12, 2026
| Thu 1988-11-17💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEIPX × |
+1,481.32%
+7.56%/yr |
+6.88%/yr
R2=0.952 |
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| Vanguard Equity Income Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1988-11-17💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VEIPX × |
$10,000.00
1988-11-17 |
$158,132.17
2026-10-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VEIPX × | +6.79% | +12.88% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VEIPX × |
−4.48%
on 2026-10-12 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−54.92%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-10-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEIPX × | +12.88% |
+19.40% +9.27%/yr |
+49.47% +14.34%/yr |
+40.04% +6.97%/yr |
+120.78% +8.24%/yr |
| Year | VEIPX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.79% |
| 2025 | +14.09% |
| 2024 | +11.59% |
| 2023 | +4.18% |
| 2022 | −6.23% |
| 2021 | +17.17% |
| 2020 | +1.59% |
| 2019 | +22.42% |
| 2018 | −7.51% |
| 2017 | +15.95% |
| 2016 | +12.38% |
| 2015 | +0.09% |
| 2014 | +10.54% |
| 2013 | +28.14% |
| 2012 | +11.56% |
| 2011 | +7.44% |
| 2010 | +13.19% |
| 2009 | +14.05% |
| 2008 | −30.96% |
| 2007 | +0.65% |
| 2006 | +17.67% |
| 2005 | +0.91% |
| 2004 | +9.96% |
| 2003 | +22.84% |
| 2002 | −17.63% |
| 2001 | −3.83% |
| 2000 | +10.21% |
| 1999 | −2.58% |
| 1998 | +15.71% |
| 1997 | +28.96% |
| 1996 | +13.57% |
| 1995 | +33.97% |
| 1994 | −4.15% |
| 1993 | +11.92% |
| 1992 | +6.12% |
| 1991 | +21.69% |
| 1990 | −17.01% |
| 1989 | +21.02% |
| 1988 | +3.23% |
