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Total Real Returns

VFINX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+0.30%
2025-06-18
27.84 TRR
2025-06-18
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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+2,683.85%
+7.59%/yr
+7.17%/yr
(R2=0.937)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$278,385.31
2025-06-18
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Annual Returns

Year VFINX
2025 (YTD) +0.30%
2024 +21.34%
2023 +22.03%
2022 −23.21%
2021 +20.08%
2020 +17.14%
2019 +28.40%
2018 −6.33%
2017 +19.15%
2016 +9.56%
2015 +0.50%
2014 +12.67%
2013 +30.21%
2012 +13.86%
2011 −0.98%
2010 +13.21%
2009 +23.17%
2008 −37.08%
2007 +1.25%
2006 +12.80%
2005 +1.30%
2004 +7.25%
2003 +26.13%
2002 −23.98%
2001 −13.38%
2000 −12.04%
1999 +17.92%
1998 +26.58%
1997 +30.95%
1996 +18.92%
1995 +34.06%
1994 −1.46%
1993 +7.21%
1992 +5.19%
1991 +28.13%
1990 −8.92%
1989 +22.70%
1988 +10.04%
1987 −0.42%
1986 +8.09%
1985 +18.11%
1984 −0.25%
1983 +12.82%
1982 +14.82%
1981 −16.03%
1980 +13.63%
1979 −2.21%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−3.21% −58.53%
2009-03-09
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