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Total Real Returns

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

×
Wed 1979-12-26? to Mon 2001-12-31?
VFINX
×
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Mon 2001-12-31? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+537.15%
+8.78%/yr
+10.75%/yr
(R2=0.942)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−56.66%
−3.73%/yr
−3.40%/yr
(R2=0.981)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Mon 2001-12-31? Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$63,714.72
2001-12-31
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$4,333.73
2001-12-31
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.10% −1.77%
2024 +21.34% −2.77%
2023 +22.03% −3.23%
2022 −23.21% −6.08%
2021 +20.08% −6.57%
2020 +17.14% −1.36%
2019 +28.40% −2.19%
2018 −6.33% −1.92%
2017 +19.14% −2.03%
2016 +9.56% −2.06%
2015 +0.49% −0.73%
2014 +12.67% −0.73%
2013 +30.22% −1.50%
2012 +13.85% −1.69%
2011 −0.99% −2.87%
2010 +13.22% −1.48%
2009 +23.16% −2.68%
2008 −37.08% −0.07%
2007 +1.25% −3.96%
2006 +12.80% −2.45%
2005 +1.30% −3.32%
2004 +7.24% −3.16%
2003 +26.13% −1.80%
2002 −23.98% −2.37%
2001 −13.37% −1.52%
2000 −12.04% −3.25%
1999 +17.91% −2.65%
1998 +26.59% −1.56%
1997 +30.95% −1.68%
1996 +18.92% −3.20%
1995 +34.03% −2.47%
1994 −1.44% −2.63%
1993 +7.20% −2.65%
1992 +5.18% −2.83%
1991 +28.13% −2.96%
1990 −8.89% −5.77%
1989 +22.68% −4.43%
1988 +10.03% −4.24%
1987 −0.43% −4.27%
1986 +8.11% −1.09%
1985 +18.10% −3.64%
1984 −0.25% −3.82%
1983 +12.79% −3.65%
1982 +14.86% −3.69%
1981 −16.05% −8.19%
1980 +13.66% −11.11%
1979 −2.22% −11.74%
1978 −8.28%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.85%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.70%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.28%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.77%
1957 −2.84%
1956 −2.84%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.68%
1950 −5.58%
1949 +2.10%
1948 −2.91%
1947 −8.10%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.16%
1944 −2.28%
1943 −2.84%
1942 −8.30%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.87%
1937 −2.79%
1936 −1.42%
1935 −2.92%
1934 −1.48%
1933 −0.77%
1932 +11.45%
1931 +10.28%
1930 +6.86%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.13%
1927 +2.31%
1926 +1.17%
1925 −3.39%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.26%
1922 +2.32%
1921 +12.14%
1920 −2.53%
1919 −12.74%
1918 −16.94%
1917 −15.35%
1916 −11.19%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.98%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Mon 2001-12-31? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−25.78% −38.26%
2001-09-21
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−56.66% −57.04%
2001-09-26
United States Dollar Currency