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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
−1.96%
2026-03-06
31.39 TRR
2026-03-06
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−0.60%
2026-03-06
0.03006 TRR
2026-03-06
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+3,039.12%
+7.75%/yr
+7.23%/yr
(R2=0.940)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.52%
−3.09%/yr
−2.64%/yr
(R2=0.981)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$313,912.39
2026-03-06
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$2,347.97
2026-03-06
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) −1.96% −0.60%
2025 +14.65% −2.61%
2024 +21.34% −2.82%
2023 +22.03% −3.28%
2022 −23.21% −6.07%
2021 +20.07% −6.55%
2020 +17.14% −1.34%
2019 +28.40% −2.23%
2018 −6.33% −1.89%
2017 +19.14% −2.07%
2016 +9.56% −2.03%
2015 +0.50% −0.72%
2014 +12.67% −0.71%
2013 +30.21% −1.48%
2012 +13.85% −1.73%
2011 −0.99% −2.89%
2010 +13.22% −1.46%
2009 +23.17% −2.64%
2008 −37.08% −0.13%
2007 +1.25% −3.90%
2006 +12.80% −2.47%
2005 +1.30% −3.33%
2004 +7.25% −3.11%
2003 +26.13% −1.89%
2002 −23.98% −2.28%
2001 −13.38% −1.55%
2000 −12.04% −3.30%
1999 +17.92% −2.61%
1998 +26.59% −1.58%
1997 +30.94% −1.65%
1996 +18.92% −3.20%
1995 +34.05% −2.48%
1994 −1.45% −2.64%
1993 +7.19% −2.65%
1992 +5.20% −2.83%
1991 +28.11% −2.95%
1990 −8.35% −5.76%
1989 +22.69% −4.43%
1988 +10.05% −4.25%
1987 −0.46% −4.24%
1986 +8.13% −1.07%
1985 +18.13% −3.68%
1984 −0.29% −3.79%
1983 +12.83% −3.65%
1982 +14.84% −3.69%
1981 −16.04% −8.20%
1980 +13.65% −11.12%
1979 −2.22% −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.65%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.02%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.96%
1966 −3.30%
1965 −1.91%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.68%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.35%
1959 −1.68%
1958 −1.74%
1957 −2.79%
1956 −2.96%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.81%
1951 −5.60%
1950 −5.64%
1949 +2.14%
1948 −2.94%
1947 −8.11%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.18%
1944 −2.24%
1943 −2.90%
1942 −8.27%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.69%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.83%
1937 −2.75%
1936 −1.44%
1935 −2.92%
1934 −1.46%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.41%
1931 +10.32%
1930 +6.80%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.33%
1926 +1.10%
1925 −3.34%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.33%
1922 +2.39%
1921 +12.14%
1920 −2.55%
1919 −12.70%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −1.98%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−3.72% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.52% −76.52%
2026-03-02
United States Dollar Currency