All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VIMAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VIMAX returned +14.07% over the past year and +11.75% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VIMAX is up +527.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.70%/yr, and is currently −1.67% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIMAX × |
+527.60%
+7.70%/yr |
+7.78%/yr
R2=0.921 |
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| Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VIMAX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$62,759.91
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VIMAX × | +11.75% | +14.07% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VIMAX × |
−1.67%
on 2026-08-18 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−59.72%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIMAX × | +14.07% |
+28.37% +13.30%/yr |
+48.65% +14.13%/yr |
+22.34% +4.11%/yr |
+114.79% +7.94%/yr |
| Year | VIMAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +11.75% |
| 2025 | +8.77% |
| 2024 | +12.00% |
| 2023 | +12.19% |
| 2022 | −23.64% |
| 2021 | +16.33% |
| 2020 | +16.59% |
| 2019 | +28.10% |
| 2018 | −10.94% |
| 2017 | +16.79% |
| 2016 | +8.96% |
| 2015 | −2.07% |
| 2014 | +12.92% |
| 2013 | +33.16% |
| 2012 | +14.00% |
| 2011 | −4.78% |
| 2010 | +23.74% |
| 2009 | +36.77% |
| 2008 | −41.84% |
| 2007 | +2.00% |
| 2006 | +10.89% |
| 2005 | +10.26% |
| 2004 | +16.62% |
| 2003 | +31.76% |
| 2002 | −16.54% |
| 2001 | +8.61% |
