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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1980-01-02? to Fri 2025-12-19 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+14.27%
2025-12-19
31.91 TRR
2025-12-19
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.72%
2025-12-19
0.03019 TRR
2025-12-19
United States Dollar Currency
FCNTX
×
+18.76%
2025-12-19
893.9 TRR
2025-12-19
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund

Returns

Wed 1980-01-02? to Fri 2025-12-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+3,242.44%
+7.93%/yr
+7.22%/yr
(R2=0.939)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.34%
−3.09%/yr
−2.64%/yr
(R2=0.981)
United States Dollar Currency
FCNTX
×
+89,290.02%
+15.93%/yr
+18.57%/yr
(R2=0.971)
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1980-01-02? to Fri 2025-12-19 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1980-01-02
$334,244.19
2025-12-19
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1980-01-02
$2,365.74
2025-12-19
United States Dollar Currency
FCNTX
×
$10,000.00
1980-01-02
$8,939,001.85
2025-12-19
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR FCNTX
2025 (YTD) +14.27% −2.72% +18.76%
2024 +21.34% −2.84% +37.66%
2023 +22.03% −3.20% +40.59%
2022 −23.21% −6.10% −31.87%
2021 +20.08% −6.58% +16.35%
2020 +17.14% −1.35% +30.74%
2019 +28.40% −2.24% +27.05%
2018 −6.33% −1.82% −4.15%
2017 +19.14% −2.08% +30.28%
2016 +9.56% −2.04% +4.92%
2015 +0.50% −0.72% +11.12%
2014 +12.67% −0.79% +26.25%
2013 +30.21% −1.42% +56.31%
2012 +13.85% −1.74% +16.46%
2011 −0.99% −2.90% −2.53%
2010 +13.21% −1.46% +16.61%
2009 +23.18% −2.66% +26.41%
2008 −37.08% −0.06% −35.90%
2007 +1.25% −3.92% +31.49%
2006 +12.80% −2.49% +34.52%
2005 +1.30% −3.28% +14.09%
2004 +7.25% −3.18% +11.45%
2003 +26.12% −1.84% +25.63%
2002 −23.98% −2.34% −6.78%
2001 −13.37% −1.50% −3.28%
2000 −12.04% −3.27% +5.65%
1999 +17.91% −2.63% +96.45%
1998 +26.58% −1.59% +39.70%
1997 +30.95% −1.66% +36.93%
1996 +18.92% −3.22% +42.84%
1995 +34.05% −2.49% +58.57%
1994 −1.45% −2.61% −2.41%
1993 +7.21% −2.67% +38.96%
1992 +5.17% −2.80% +28.06%
1991 +28.15% −3.01% +65.92%
1990 −8.36% −5.75% −2.14%
1989 +22.67% −4.42% +58.57%
1988 +10.08% −4.23% +15.41%
1987 −0.46% −4.26% −8.89%
1986 +8.11% −1.08% −5.72%
1985 +18.12% −3.67% +21.85%
1984 −0.25% −3.81% −23.92%
1983 +12.76% −3.64% +15.08%
1982 +14.87% −3.68% +0.50%
1981 −16.03% −8.22% −21.80%
1980 +13.62% −11.11% +12.61%
1979 −2.22% −11.74%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.39%
1965 −1.83%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.69%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.81%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.82%
1951 −5.62%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.08%
1948 −2.88%
1947 −8.08%
1946 −15.37%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.86%
1942 −8.31%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.69%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.84%
1937 −2.76%
1936 −1.45%
1935 −2.89%
1934 −1.50%
1933 −0.73%
1932 +11.43%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.84%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.29%
1926 +1.16%
1925 −3.36%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.29%
1922 +2.35%
1921 +12.13%
1920 −2.56%
1919 −12.71%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.93%
1914 −0.99%
1913 −2.02%

Drawdowns

Wed 1980-01-02? to Fri 2025-12-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−0.99% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.34% −76.36%
2025-09-30
United States Dollar Currency
FCNTX
×
−1.02% −47.44%
2009-03-09
Fidelity Contrafund Mutual Fund