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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2024-09-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+17.42%
2024-09-20
26.85 TRR
2024-09-20
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.72%
2024-09-20
0.03108 TRR
2024-09-20
United States Dollar Currency
DE
×
−0.46%
2024-09-20
88.43 TRR
2024-09-20
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
+22.90%
2024-09-20
25.95 TRR
2024-09-20
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2024-09-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+2,874.58%
+7.92%/yr
+7.13%/yr
(R2=0.933)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−74.77%
−3.05%/yr
−2.62%/yr
(R2=0.980)
United States Dollar Currency
DE
×
+6,339.63%
+9.81%/yr
+10.54%/yr
(R2=0.951)
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
+2,495.50%
+7.59%/yr
+8.31%/yr
(R2=0.908)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2024-09-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$297,457.72
2024-09-20
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$2,523.34
2024-09-20
United States Dollar Currency
DE
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$643,963.19
2024-09-20
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1980-03-17
$259,549.61
2024-09-20
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR DE CAT
2024 (YTD) +17.42% −2.72% −0.46% +22.90%
2023 +22.03% −3.20% −8.54% +21.87%
2022 −23.21% −6.10% +18.90% +11.40%
2021 +20.08% −6.53% +20.39% +8.33%
2020 +17.14% −1.39% +55.84% +25.26%
2019 +28.40% −2.23% +15.65% +16.85%
2018 −6.33% −1.88% −4.71% −19.10%
2017 +19.14% −2.07% +51.62% +71.41%
2016 +9.56% −2.03% +36.13% +39.21%
2015 +0.50% −0.74% −11.91% −23.53%
2014 +12.67% −0.74% −1.30% +2.70%
2013 +30.22% −1.46% +6.63% +1.89%
2012 +13.85% −1.72% +12.34% −0.14%
2011 −0.98% −2.85% −7.72% −4.29%
2010 +13.21% −1.51% +54.04% +66.05%
2009 +23.17% −2.67% +41.00% +29.69%
2008 −37.08% −0.07% −58.09% −36.86%
2007 +1.24% −3.91% +90.82% +15.75%
2006 +12.81% −2.50% +38.78% +5.21%
2005 +1.30% −3.32% −9.69% +15.61%
2004 +7.25% −3.16% +12.60% +13.77%
2003 +26.13% −1.84% +41.77% +78.22%
2002 −23.98% −2.30% +4.57% −14.51%
2001 −13.37% −1.55% −4.01% +8.75%
2000 −12.04% −3.26% +4.59% −2.75%
1999 +17.92% −2.60% +31.34% −0.37%
1998 +26.59% −1.59% −43.21% −6.64%
1997 +30.95% −1.71% +43.65% +26.72%
1996 +18.92% −3.21% +14.49% +24.01%
1995 +34.04% −2.47% +73.58% +3.89%
1994 −1.46% −2.59% −10.22% +20.71%
1993 +7.21% −2.70% +69.86% +61.48%
1992 +5.18% −2.80% −7.27% +18.77%
1991 +28.14% −2.97% +3.39% −9.42%
1990 −8.91% −5.76% −25.60% −23.46%
1989 +22.66% −4.43% +25.67% −13.07%
1988 +10.06% −4.25% +34.43% −1.70%
1987 −0.43% −4.24% +46.84% +47.91%
1986 +8.08% −1.07% −19.73% −5.51%
1985 +18.16% −3.67% −3.58% +30.53%
1984 −0.29% −3.79% −23.20% −36.88%
1983 +12.83% −3.65% +29.14% +13.45%
1982 +14.84% −3.70% −14.82% −30.35%
1981 −16.03% −8.19% −28.62% −12.18%
1980 +13.64% −11.12% +14.84% +13.79%
1979 −2.24% −11.75% +4.21%
1978 −8.25% +34.61%
1977 −6.29% −23.41%
1976 −4.63% +20.18%
1975 −6.49% +18.66%
1974 −10.99% −21.57%
1973 −8.01% +4.42%
1972 −3.29% +41.31%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.84%
1964 −0.98%
1963 −1.64%
1962 −1.33%
1961 −0.66%
1960 −1.31%
1959 −1.74%
1958 −1.71%
1957 −2.80%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.77%
1953 −0.76%
1952 −0.76%
1951 −5.63%
1950 −5.61%
1949 +2.14%
1948 −2.90%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.20%
1944 −2.26%
1943 −2.84%
1942 −8.31%
1941 −9.03%
1940 −0.71%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.40%
1935 −2.93%
1934 −1.47%
1933 −0.75%
1932 +11.44%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.82%
1929 −0.60%
1928 +1.21%
1927 +2.30%
1926 +1.14%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.31%
1922 +2.36%
1921 +12.12%
1920 −2.58%
1919 −12.72%
1918 −16.95%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.92%
1914 −1.01%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Mon 1980-03-17? to Fri 2024-09-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−0.20% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−74.77% −74.77%
2024-09-16
United States Dollar Currency
DE
×
−12.64% −73.49%
2009-03-02
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
−2.85% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock