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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+10.98%
2025-10-17
30.99 TRR
2025-10-17
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.91%
2025-10-17
0.03014 TRR
2025-10-17
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+2,998.79%
+7.78%/yr
+7.21%/yr
(R2=0.938)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.45%
−3.11%/yr
−2.64%/yr
(R2=0.980)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$309,879.15
2025-10-17
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$2,354.60
2025-10-17
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +10.98% −2.91%
2024 +21.34% −2.83%
2023 +22.03% −3.28%
2022 −23.21% −6.00%
2021 +20.08% −6.57%
2020 +17.14% −1.34%
2019 +28.40% −2.24%
2018 −6.33% −1.90%
2017 +19.14% −2.08%
2016 +9.56% −2.04%
2015 +0.50% −0.72%
2014 +12.67% −0.72%
2013 +30.21% −1.48%
2012 +13.86% −1.73%
2011 −0.99% −2.90%
2010 +13.21% −1.46%
2009 +23.17% −2.65%
2008 −37.08% −0.06%
2007 +1.25% −3.91%
2006 +12.81% −2.48%
2005 +1.30% −3.34%
2004 +7.24% −3.12%
2003 +26.13% −1.89%
2002 −23.98% −2.28%
2001 −13.38% −1.55%
2000 −12.03% −3.26%
1999 +17.91% −2.62%
1998 +26.58% −1.59%
1997 +30.95% −1.66%
1996 +18.92% −3.21%
1995 +34.04% −2.49%
1994 −1.45% −2.60%
1993 +7.19% −2.71%
1992 +5.20% −2.80%
1991 +28.12% −2.96%
1990 −8.35% −5.78%
1989 +22.69% −4.45%
1988 +10.06% −4.22%
1987 −0.46% −4.25%
1986 +8.10% −1.08%
1985 +18.13% −3.66%
1984 −0.25% −3.80%
1983 +12.78% −3.66%
1982 +14.84% −3.67%
1981 −16.04% −8.20%
1980 +13.65% −11.13%
1979 −2.22% −11.72%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.50%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.82%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.68%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.80%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.15%
1948 −2.95%
1947 −8.07%
1946 −15.39%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.86%
1942 −8.29%
1941 −9.02%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.40%
1935 −2.93%
1934 −1.46%
1933 −0.77%
1932 +11.45%
1931 +10.25%
1930 +6.82%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.34%
1926 +1.10%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.29%
1922 +2.34%
1921 +12.17%
1920 −2.61%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.31%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.96%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−1.37% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.45% −76.45%
2025-10-13
United States Dollar Currency