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Total Real Returns

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

×
Wed 1979-12-26? to Tue 2026-03-24 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
−4.94%
2026-03-24
30.43 TRR
2026-03-24
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−0.99%
2026-03-24
0.02994 TRR
2026-03-24
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Tue 2026-03-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+2,943.28%
+7.67%/yr
+7.24%/yr
(R2=0.940)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.61%
−3.09%/yr
−2.64%/yr
(R2=0.981)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Tue 2026-03-24 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$304,327.98
2026-03-24
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$2,339.18
2026-03-24
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) −4.94% −0.99%
2025 +14.65% −2.60%
2024 +21.35% −2.81%
2023 +22.03% −3.26%
2022 −23.21% −6.05%
2021 +20.08% −6.60%
2020 +17.14% −1.33%
2019 +28.40% −2.23%
2018 −6.33% −1.88%
2017 +19.14% −2.06%
2016 +9.56% −2.02%
2015 +0.49% −0.72%
2014 +12.67% −0.78%
2013 +30.21% −1.47%
2012 +13.85% −1.72%
2011 −0.98% −2.88%
2010 +13.21% −1.45%
2009 +23.17% −2.63%
2008 −37.08% −0.13%
2007 +1.25% −3.88%
2006 +12.81% −2.47%
2005 +1.29% −3.31%
2004 +7.25% −3.15%
2003 +26.12% −1.88%
2002 −23.97% −2.32%
2001 −13.38% −1.49%
2000 −12.04% −3.29%
1999 +17.92% −2.60%
1998 +26.58% −1.58%
1997 +30.95% −1.70%
1996 +18.93% −3.23%
1995 +34.03% −2.47%
1994 −1.46% −2.58%
1993 +7.22% −2.69%
1992 +5.18% −2.82%
1991 +28.14% −2.98%
1990 −8.36% −5.74%
1989 +22.69% −4.45%
1988 +10.05% −4.23%
1987 −0.42% −4.22%
1986 +8.10% −1.10%
1985 +18.09% −3.67%
1984 −0.25% −3.81%
1983 +12.77% −3.64%
1982 +14.89% −3.68%
1981 −16.06% −8.20%
1980 +13.70% −11.13%
1979 −2.26% −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.30%
1965 −1.91%
1964 −0.94%
1963 −1.67%
1962 −1.28%
1961 −0.73%
1960 −1.26%
1959 −1.77%
1958 −1.73%
1957 −2.78%
1956 −2.87%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.73%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.65%
1950 −5.62%
1949 +2.14%
1948 −2.93%
1947 −8.14%
1946 −15.34%
1945 −2.18%
1944 −2.23%
1943 −2.89%
1942 −8.29%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.68%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.86%
1937 −2.78%
1936 −1.43%
1935 −2.91%
1934 −1.49%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.46%
1931 +10.28%
1930 +6.83%
1929 −0.57%
1928 +1.16%
1927 +2.33%
1926 +1.09%
1925 −3.33%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.38%
1921 +12.15%
1920 −2.60%
1919 −12.70%
1918 −16.95%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.94%
1914 −1.01%
1913 −1.98%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Tue 2026-03-24 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−6.64% −58.52%
2009-03-09
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−76.61% −76.61%
2026-03-18
United States Dollar Currency