All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VEIRX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VEIRX returned +12.98% over the past year and +6.86% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 13, 2001, VEIRX is up +369.01% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.33%/yr, and is currently −4.46% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Mon Oct. 12, 2026
| Mon 2001-08-13💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEIRX × |
+369.01%
+6.33%/yr |
+7.25%/yr
R2=0.927 |
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| Vanguard Equity Income Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-08-13💬 to Mon 2026-10-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VEIRX × |
$10,000.00
2001-08-13 |
$46,900.61
2026-10-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VEIRX × | +6.86% | +12.98% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VEIRX × |
−4.46%
on 2026-10-12 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−54.82%
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEIRX × | +12.98% |
+19.59% +9.36%/yr |
+49.87% +14.44%/yr |
+40.63% +7.06%/yr |
+122.71% +8.34%/yr |
| Year | VEIRX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.86% |
| 2025 | +14.20% |
| 2024 | +11.69% |
| 2023 | +4.26% |
| 2022 | −6.15% |
| 2021 | +17.24% |
| 2020 | +1.69% |
| 2019 | +22.54% |
| 2018 | −7.45% |
| 2017 | +16.05% |
| 2016 | +12.50% |
| 2015 | +0.17% |
| 2014 | +10.63% |
| 2013 | +28.25% |
| 2012 | +11.66% |
| 2011 | +7.52% |
| 2010 | +13.30% |
| 2009 | +14.21% |
| 2008 | −30.87% |
| 2007 | +0.77% |
| 2006 | +17.82% |
| 2005 | +1.06% |
| 2004 | +11.53% |
| 2003 | +21.33% |
| 2002 | −17.56% |
| 2001 | −2.51% |
