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 +13.04% over the past year and +4.43% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 13, 2000, VIGAX is up +451.99% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.85%/yr, and is currently −2.83% below its real total-return high on Jun. 1, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Mon 2000-11-13💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × |
+451.99%
+6.85%/yr |
+8.80%/yr
R2=0.875 |
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| Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2000-11-13💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × |
$10,000.00
2000-11-13 |
$55,198.94
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × | +4.43% | +13.04% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × |
−2.83%
on 2026-08-21 from 2026-06-01 peak |
−57.09%
on 2009-03-09 from 2000-11-15 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIGAX × | +13.04% |
+31.41% +14.63%/yr |
+75.36% +20.59%/yr |
+47.57% +8.09%/yr |
+262.42% +13.74%/yr |
| Year | VIGAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.43% |
| 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% |
