All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGSTX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGSTX returned +9.99% over the past year and +5.03% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1985, VGSTX is up +1,179.33% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.37%/yr, and is currently −0.76% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 28, 2026
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × |
+1,179.33%
+6.37%/yr |
+6.10%/yr
R2=0.963 |
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| Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1985-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × |
$10,000.00
1985-05-15 |
$127,932.56
2026-08-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × | +5.03% | +9.99% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × |
−0.76%
on 2026-08-28 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−39.60%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGSTX × | +9.99% |
+18.04% +8.65%/yr |
+34.87% +10.49%/yr |
+7.14% +1.39%/yr |
+72.87% +5.63%/yr |
| Year | VGSTX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.03% |
| 2025 | +12.87% |
| 2024 | +5.99% |
| 2023 | +13.35% |
| 2022 | −23.03% |
| 2021 | +2.44% |
| 2020 | +19.81% |
| 2019 | +19.48% |
| 2018 | −7.10% |
| 2017 | +15.88% |
| 2016 | +4.39% |
| 2015 | −0.85% |
| 2014 | +6.55% |
| 2013 | +16.07% |
| 2012 | +11.84% |
| 2011 | −2.12% |
| 2010 | +10.34% |
| 2009 | +21.57% |
| 2008 | −25.09% |
| 2007 | +2.40% |
| 2006 | +8.84% |
| 2005 | +4.84% |
| 2004 | +8.08% |
| 2003 | +20.44% |
| 2002 | −11.96% |
| 2001 | −0.98% |
| 2000 | +8.04% |
| 1999 | +4.54% |
| 1998 | +11.21% |
| 1997 | +19.22% |
| 1996 | +12.48% |
| 1995 | +25.48% |
| 1994 | −2.89% |
| 1993 | +8.27% |
| 1992 | +7.54% |
| 1991 | +27.87% |
| 1990 | −9.21% |
| 1989 | +18.89% |
| 1988 | +13.79% |
| 1987 | −9.36% |
| 1986 | +5.77% |
| 1985 | +10.07% |
