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Total Real Returns

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

×
Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-24 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+13.02%
2025-10-24
31.57 TRR
2025-10-24
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−3.01%
2025-10-24
0.03011 TRR
2025-10-24
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+3,056.77%
+7.82%/yr
+7.21%/yr
(R2=0.938)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.47%
−3.11%/yr
−2.64%/yr
(R2=0.980)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-24 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$315,676.90
2025-10-24
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$2,352.94
2025-10-24
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +13.02% −3.01%
2024 +21.34% −2.83%
2023 +22.03% −3.19%
2022 −23.21% −6.08%
2021 +20.08% −6.57%
2020 +17.14% −1.34%
2019 +28.40% −2.24%
2018 −6.33% −1.89%
2017 +19.14% −2.08%
2016 +9.56% −2.03%
2015 +0.50% −0.72%
2014 +12.67% −0.72%
2013 +30.22% −1.48%
2012 +13.84% −1.73%
2011 −0.99% −2.90%
2010 +13.22% −1.46%
2009 +23.16% −2.65%
2008 −37.08% −0.06%
2007 +1.25% −3.97%
2006 +12.80% −2.48%
2005 +1.30% −3.27%
2004 +7.25% −3.17%
2003 +26.12% −1.83%
2002 −23.97% −2.33%
2001 −13.38% −1.50%
2000 −12.03% −3.31%
1999 +17.92% −2.62%
1998 +26.58% −1.59%
1997 +30.94% −1.66%
1996 +18.92% −3.21%
1995 +34.05% −2.48%
1994 −1.47% −2.60%
1993 +7.20% −2.66%
1992 +5.20% −2.84%
1991 +28.12% −2.96%
1990 −8.34% −5.77%
1989 +22.67% −4.44%
1988 +10.05% −4.22%
1987 −0.42% −4.24%
1986 +8.09% −1.07%
1985 +18.11% −3.69%
1984 −0.25% −3.80%
1983 +12.77% −3.63%
1982 +14.89% −3.70%
1981 −16.07% −8.19%
1980 +13.69% −11.12%
1979 −2.21% −11.73%
1978 −8.28%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.30%
1965 −1.92%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.68%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.80%
1956 −2.88%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.68%
1950 −5.58%
1949 +2.15%
1948 −2.95%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.32%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.91%
1942 −8.29%
1941 −9.01%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.40%
1935 −2.92%
1934 −1.46%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.44%
1931 +10.29%
1930 +6.82%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.28%
1926 +1.16%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.34%
1922 +2.39%
1921 +12.10%
1920 −2.56%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.23%
1915 −1.92%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.02%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-10-24 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
0.00% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.47% −76.47%
2025-10-20
United States Dollar Currency