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Total Real Returns

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

×
Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2012-11-29?
VFINX
×
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2012-11-29? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+640.69%
+6.27%/yr
+7.22%/yr
(R2=0.861)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.74%
−3.29%/yr
−2.96%/yr
(R2=0.982)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2012-11-29? Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$74,068.65
2012-11-29
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$3,326.17
2012-11-29
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +256.29% −1.57%
2024 +0.00% −2.78%
2023 +0.00% −3.24%
2022 +0.00% −6.09%
2021 +0.00% −6.58%
2020 +0.00% −1.36%
2019 +0.00% −2.19%
2018 +0.00% −1.92%
2017 +0.00% −2.03%
2016 +0.00% −2.06%
2015 +0.00% −0.73%
2014 +0.00% −0.73%
2013 +0.00% −1.50%
2012 +12.51% −1.69%
2011 −0.99% −2.87%
2010 +13.22% −1.48%
2009 +23.16% −2.62%
2008 −37.08% −0.13%
2007 +1.25% −3.90%
2006 +12.80% −2.46%
2005 +1.29% −3.32%
2004 +7.25% −3.16%
2003 +26.12% −1.86%
2002 −23.97% −2.31%
2001 −13.37% −1.52%
2000 −12.04% −3.25%
1999 +17.92% −2.61%
1998 +26.58% −1.61%
1997 +30.95% −1.68%
1996 +18.92% −3.21%
1995 +34.04% −2.47%
1994 −1.46% −2.59%
1993 +7.22% −2.70%
1992 +5.19% −2.80%
1991 +28.13% −2.96%
1990 −8.91% −5.78%
1989 +22.69% −4.43%
1988 +10.05% −4.25%
1987 −0.46% −4.24%
1986 +8.12% −1.09%
1985 +18.14% −3.65%
1984 −0.29% −3.79%
1983 +12.82% −3.65%
1982 +14.83% −3.69%
1981 −16.04% −8.18%
1980 +13.69% −11.15%
1979 −2.27% −11.72%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.02%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.15%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.94%
1966 −3.31%
1965 −1.95%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.37%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.68%
1957 −2.84%
1956 −2.84%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.18%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.38%
1945 −2.17%
1944 −2.28%
1943 −2.85%
1942 −8.31%
1941 −9.01%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.83%
1937 −2.75%
1936 −1.46%
1935 −2.88%
1934 −1.48%
1933 −0.78%
1932 +11.48%
1931 +10.24%
1930 +6.87%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.19%
1927 +2.26%
1926 +1.17%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.37%
1921 +12.10%
1920 −2.59%
1919 −12.66%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.97%
1913 −2.02%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2012-11-29? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−13.69% −58.53%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.74% −66.91%
2012-09-26
United States Dollar Currency