All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGHCX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGHCX returned +25.11% over the past year and +6.09% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1985, VGHCX is up +11,999.05% in real purchasing-power return, or +12.32%/yr, and is currently −2.18% below its real total-return high on Aug. 19, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 27, 2026
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × |
+11,999.05%
+12.32%/yr |
+12.15%/yr
R2=0.950 |
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| Vanguard Health Care Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Thu 2026-08-27 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × |
$10,000.00
1985-05-15 |
$1,209,904.67
2026-08-27 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × | +6.09% | +25.11% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × |
−2.18%
on 2026-08-27 from 2026-08-19 peak |
−38.51%
on 2009-03-05 from 2007-05-07 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-27 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGHCX × | +25.11% |
+2.09% +1.04%/yr |
+19.50% +6.12%/yr |
+8.02% +1.56%/yr |
+71.11% +5.52%/yr |
| Year | VGHCX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.09% |
| 2025 | +14.28% |
| 2024 | −4.32% |
| 2023 | +2.04% |
| 2022 | −7.06% |
| 2021 | +6.84% |
| 2020 | +11.05% |
| 2019 | +20.19% |
| 2018 | −0.80% |
| 2017 | +17.12% |
| 2016 | −10.79% |
| 2015 | +11.81% |
| 2014 | +28.61% |
| 2013 | +41.06% |
| 2012 | +13.17% |
| 2011 | +8.25% |
| 2010 | +4.64% |
| 2009 | +17.76% |
| 2008 | −18.19% |
| 2007 | +0.24% |
| 2006 | +8.18% |
| 2005 | +8.93% |
| 2004 | +6.01% |
| 2003 | +24.25% |
| 2002 | −13.47% |
| 2001 | −8.26% |
| 2000 | +57.01% |
| 1999 | +24.37% |
| 1998 | +38.68% |
| 1997 | +26.38% |
| 1996 | +17.50% |
| 1995 | +41.58% |
| 1994 | +6.75% |
| 1993 | +9.27% |
| 1992 | −3.75% |
| 1991 | +42.10% |
| 1990 | +8.81% |
| 1989 | +36.87% |
| 1988 | +32.70% |
| 1987 | −1.19% |
| 1986 | +14.89% |
| 1985 | +18.02% |
