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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 1998-12-31 to Fri 2025-08-01 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFINX
×
+4.22%
2025-08-01
29.2 TRR
2025-08-01
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Returns

Thu 1998-12-31 to Fri 2025-08-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFINX
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+310.13%
+5.45%/yr
+6.03%/yr
(R2=0.764)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1998-12-31 to Fri 2025-08-01 Start
Value
End
Value
VFINX
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$10,000.00
1998-12-31
$41,013.03
2025-08-01
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Annual Returns

Year VFINX
2025 (YTD) +4.22%
2024 +21.34%
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 −0.99%
2010 +13.21%
2009 +23.17%
2008 −37.08%
2007 +1.25%
2006 +12.80%
2005 +1.30%
2004 +7.25%
2003 +26.14%
2002 −23.98%
2001 −13.37%
2000 −12.03%
1999 +18.54%
1998 +27.02%
1997 +30.08%
1996 +18.48%
1995 +33.73%
1994 −1.23%
1993 +6.76%
1992 +6.35%
1991 +28.11%
1990 −8.50%
1989 +22.69%
1988 +10.06%
1987 −0.43%
1986 +8.08%
1985 +18.12%
1984 −0.25%
1983 +12.77%
1982 +14.89%
1981 −16.06%
1980 +13.69%
1979 −2.28%

Drawdowns

Thu 1998-12-31 to Fri 2025-08-01 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFINX
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−2.40% −58.52%
2009-03-09
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