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Total Real Returns

VIPSX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

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Fri 2006-12-29 to Thu 2026-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VIPSX
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−0.51%
2026-04-02
1.734 TRR
2026-04-02
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Returns

Fri 2006-12-29 to Thu 2026-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VIPSX
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+18.61%
+0.89%/yr
+0.57%/yr
(R2=0.135)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2006-12-29 to Thu 2026-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VIPSX
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$10,000.00
2006-12-29
$11,861.33
2026-04-02
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Annual Returns

Year VIPSX
2026 (YTD) −0.51%
2025 +4.05%
2024 −1.13%
2023 +0.35%
2022 −17.38%
2021 −1.35%
2020 +9.42%
2019 +5.67%
2018 −3.34%
2017 +0.72%
2016 +1.30%
2015 −2.53%
2014 +3.18%
2013 −9.99%
2012 +6.16%
2011 +10.13%
2010 +4.58%
2009 +7.84%
2008 −2.91%
2007 +7.23%
2006 −2.04%
2005 −0.39%
2004 +7.65%
2003 +7.05%
2002 +14.22%
2001 +8.88%
2000 +4.57%

Drawdowns

Fri 2006-12-29 to Thu 2026-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VIPSX
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−16.41% −23.22%
2023-10-03
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