All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VIPSX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VIPSX returned −4.60% over the past year and −4.49% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 14, 2000, VIPSX is up +55.72% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.71%/yr, and is currently −19.78% below its real total-return high on Jan. 4, 2021.
Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026
| Fri 2000-07-14💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIPSX × |
+55.72%
+1.71%/yr |
+1.45%/yr
R2=0.522 |
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| Fri 2000-07-14💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VIPSX × |
$10,000.00
2000-07-14 |
$15,571.83
2026-09-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VIPSX × | −4.49% | −4.60% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VIPSX × |
−19.78%
on 2026-09-18 from 2021-01-04 peak |
−23.26%
on 2023-10-06 from 2021-01-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VIPSX × | −4.60% |
−3.74% −1.89%/yr |
+1.38% +0.46%/yr |
−18.79% −4.08%/yr |
−12.08% −1.28%/yr |
| Year | VIPSX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.49% |
| 2025 | +3.99% |
| 2024 | −1.10% |
| 2023 | +0.37% |
| 2022 | −17.39% |
| 2021 | −1.36% |
| 2020 | +9.42% |
| 2019 | +5.64% |
| 2018 | −3.32% |
| 2017 | +0.69% |
| 2016 | +1.19% |
| 2015 | −2.54% |
| 2014 | +3.05% |
| 2013 | −10.26% |
| 2012 | +4.96% |
| 2011 | +9.97% |
| 2010 | +4.59% |
| 2009 | +7.87% |
| 2008 | −2.92% |
| 2007 | +7.21% |
| 2006 | −2.04% |
| 2005 | −0.82% |
| 2004 | +7.09% |
| 2003 | +6.00% |
| 2002 | +13.90% |
| 2001 | +6.07% |
| 2000 | +4.57% |
