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Total Real Returns

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

×
Fri 2021-12-31 to Fri 2025-07-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+4.88%
2025-07-11
29.12 TRR
2025-07-11
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.06%
2025-07-11
0.0304 TRR
2025-07-11
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Fri 2025-07-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+19.25%
+5.12%/yr
+12.11%/yr
(R2=0.669)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−13.49%
−4.03%/yr
−3.34%/yr
(R2=0.947)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2021-12-31 to Fri 2025-07-11 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
2021-12-31
$11,925.39
2025-07-11
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2021-12-31
$8,650.52
2025-07-11
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VFINX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +4.88% −2.06%
2024 +21.34% −2.85%
2023 +22.03% −3.22%
2022 −23.21% −6.06%
2021 +20.08% −6.55%
2020 +17.14% −1.36%
2019 +28.40% −2.26%
2018 −6.33% −1.91%
2017 +19.14% −2.02%
2016 +9.56% −2.05%
2015 +0.49% −0.73%
2014 +12.67% −0.72%
2013 +30.21% −1.50%
2012 +13.85% −1.68%
2011 −0.98% −2.92%
2010 +13.22% −1.47%
2009 +23.17% −2.61%
2008 −37.08% −0.13%
2007 +1.25% −3.88%
2006 +12.80% −2.50%
2005 +1.30% −3.31%
2004 +7.25% −3.14%
2003 +26.12% −1.85%
2002 −23.97% −2.30%
2001 −13.37% −1.51%
2000 −12.04% −3.29%
1999 +17.92% −2.64%
1998 +26.58% −1.55%
1997 +30.95% −1.67%
1996 +18.92% −3.24%
1995 +34.05% −2.46%
1994 −1.46% −2.62%
1993 +7.20% −2.68%
1992 +5.19% −2.78%
1991 +28.14% −2.99%
1990 −8.91% −5.75%
1989 +22.66% −4.45%
1988 +10.06% −4.22%
1987 −0.43% −4.25%
1986 +8.10% −1.09%
1985 +18.14% −3.66%
1984 −0.29% −3.80%
1983 +12.83% −3.66%
1982 +14.85% −3.67%
1981 −16.05% −8.19%
1980 +13.65% −11.11%
1979 −2.22% −11.74%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.65%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.84%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.60%
1962 −1.30%
1961 −0.74%
1960 −1.28%
1959 −1.70%
1958 −1.76%
1957 −2.83%
1956 −2.91%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.66%
1950 −5.64%
1949 +2.17%
1948 −2.90%
1947 −8.14%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.21%
1944 −2.21%
1943 −2.88%
1942 −8.32%
1941 −9.01%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.86%
1937 −2.78%
1936 −1.46%
1935 −2.87%
1934 −1.52%
1933 −0.77%
1932 +11.46%
1931 +10.29%
1930 +6.83%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.18%
1927 +2.31%
1926 +1.11%
1925 −3.33%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.31%
1922 +2.36%
1921 +12.16%
1920 −2.58%
1919 −12.70%
1918 −17.00%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.19%
1915 −1.94%
1914 −0.99%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Fri 2025-07-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−0.35% −29.21%
2022-10-12
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−13.49% −13.49%
2025-07-07
United States Dollar Currency