All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VIGAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VIGAX returned +6.89% over the past year and +5.86% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 13, 2000, VIGAX is up +459.56% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.86%/yr, and is currently −3.60% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 21, 2026
| Mon 2000-11-13💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × |
+459.56%
+6.86%/yr |
+8.85%/yr
R2=0.877 |
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| Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2000-11-13💬 to Wed 2026-10-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × |
$10,000.00
2000-11-13 |
$55,956.08
2026-10-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × | +5.86% | +6.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × |
−3.60%
on 2026-10-21 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−57.09%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-11-15 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × | +6.89% |
+28.50% +13.36%/yr |
+83.80% +22.49%/yr |
+45.94% +7.85%/yr |
+273.88% +14.10%/yr |
| Year | VIGAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.86% |
| 2025 | +16.32% |
| 2024 | +28.95% |
| 2023 | +42.00% |
| 2022 | −37.20% |
| 2021 | +18.89% |
| 2020 | +38.30% |
| 2019 | +34.16% |
| 2018 | −5.16% |
| 2017 | +25.16% |
| 2016 | +3.98% |
| 2015 | +2.56% |
| 2014 | +12.75% |
| 2013 | +30.44% |
| 2012 | +15.02% |
| 2011 | −1.07% |
| 2010 | +15.39% |
| 2009 | +32.80% |
| 2008 | −38.27% |
| 2007 | +8.27% |
| 2006 | +6.45% |
| 2005 | +1.72% |
| 2004 | +4.26% |
| 2003 | +23.70% |
| 2002 | −25.42% |
| 2001 | −14.22% |
| 2000 | −7.57% |
