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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-05-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
−0.82%
2025-05-30
27.53 TRR
2025-05-30
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-05-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+2,653.45%
+7.57%/yr
+7.17%/yr
(R2=0.937)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-05-30 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$275,345.09
2025-05-30
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFINX
2025 (YTD) −0.82%
2024 +21.34%
2023 +22.03%
2022 −23.21%
2021 +20.08%
2020 +17.14%
2019 +28.40%
2018 −6.33%
2017 +19.14%
2016 +9.56%
2015 +0.49%
2014 +12.67%
2013 +30.21%
2012 +13.85%
2011 −0.98%
2010 +13.22%
2009 +23.17%
2008 −37.08%
2007 +1.25%
2006 +12.80%
2005 +1.30%
2004 +7.25%
2003 +26.12%
2002 −23.97%
2001 −13.37%
2000 −12.04%
1999 +17.91%
1998 +26.58%
1997 +30.95%
1996 +18.92%
1995 +34.05%
1994 −1.46%
1993 +7.20%
1992 +5.19%
1991 +28.14%
1990 −8.91%
1989 +22.66%
1988 +10.06%
1987 −0.43%
1986 +8.10%
1985 +18.14%
1984 −0.29%
1983 +12.83%
1982 +14.85%
1981 −16.05%
1980 +13.65%
1979 −2.22%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-05-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−4.29% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund