All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFIAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFIAX returned +16.71% over the past year and +9.62% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 13, 2000, VFIAX is up +378.88% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.27%/yr, and is currently −1.39% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Mon 2000-11-13💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIAX × |
+378.88%
+6.27%/yr |
+7.50%/yr
R2=0.873 |
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| Vanguard 500 Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2000-11-13💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFIAX × |
$10,000.00
2000-11-13 |
$47,888.05
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFIAX × | +9.62% | +16.71% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFIAX × |
−1.39%
on 2026-08-18 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−55.99%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIAX × | +16.71% |
+33.47% +15.53%/yr |
+67.60% +18.78%/yr |
+53.09% +8.89%/yr |
+197.62% +11.52%/yr |
| Year | VFIAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +9.62% |
| 2025 | +14.76% |
| 2024 | +21.47% |
| 2023 | +22.15% |
| 2022 | −23.13% |
| 2021 | +20.20% |
| 2020 | +16.73% |
| 2019 | +28.52% |
| 2018 | −6.24% |
| 2017 | +19.26% |
| 2016 | +9.67% |
| 2015 | +0.61% |
| 2014 | +12.80% |
| 2013 | +30.37% |
| 2012 | +13.99% |
| 2011 | −0.87% |
| 2010 | +13.35% |
| 2009 | +23.30% |
| 2008 | −37.03% |
| 2007 | +1.33% |
| 2006 | +12.91% |
| 2005 | +1.39% |
| 2004 | +8.10% |
| 2003 | +26.71% |
| 2002 | −23.93% |
| 2001 | −13.32% |
| 2000 | −2.09% |
