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Total Real Returns

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

×
Tue 1996-12-31 to Tue 2025-11-25 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+12.42%
2025-11-25
31.39 TRR
2025-11-25
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Returns

Tue 1996-12-31 to Tue 2025-11-25 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
×
+629.40%
+7.12%/yr
+5.72%/yr
(R2=0.771)
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 1996-12-31 to Tue 2025-11-25 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
×
$10,000.00
1996-12-31
$72,939.60
2025-11-25
Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFINX
2025 (YTD) +12.42%
2024 +21.35%
2023 +22.03%
2022 −23.21%
2021 +20.08%
2020 +17.14%
2019 +28.40%
2018 −6.33%
2017 +19.14%
2016 +9.56%
2015 +0.49%
2014 +12.67%
2013 +30.21%
2012 +13.85%
2011 −0.98%
2010 +13.21%
2009 +23.16%
2008 −37.08%
2007 +1.25%
2006 +12.81%
2005 +1.29%
2004 +7.25%
2003 +26.13%
2002 −23.97%
2001 −13.38%
2000 −12.03%
1999 +17.92%
1998 +26.58%
1997 +30.95%
1996 +18.93%
1995 +34.03%
1994 −1.47%
1993 +7.21%
1992 +5.18%
1991 +28.13%
1990 −8.34%
1989 +22.67%
1988 +10.05%
1987 −0.42%
1986 +8.11%
1985 +18.11%
1984 −0.25%
1983 +12.79%
1982 +14.85%
1981 −16.03%
1980 +13.66%
1979 −2.26%

Drawdowns

Tue 1996-12-31 to Tue 2025-11-25 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
×
−1.93% −58.52%
2009-03-09
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