All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VLCAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VLCAX returned +12.03% over the past year and +8.66% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VLCAX is up +492.74% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.17%/yr, and is currently −2.09% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Sep. 29, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Tue 2026-09-29 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLCAX × |
+492.74%
+8.17%/yr |
+8.66%/yr
R2=0.908 |
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| Vanguard Large-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Tue 2026-09-29 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VLCAX × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$59,273.58
2026-09-29 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VLCAX × | +8.66% | +12.03% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VLCAX × |
−2.09%
on 2026-09-29 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−55.55%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-09-29 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLCAX × | +12.03% |
+28.81% +13.49%/yr |
+70.70% +19.51%/yr |
+51.29% +8.63%/yr |
+200.77% +11.64%/yr |
| Year | VLCAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.66% |
| 2025 | +15.02% |
| 2024 | +21.60% |
| 2023 | +23.14% |
| 2022 | −24.57% |
| 2021 | +18.67% |
| 2020 | +19.40% |
| 2019 | +28.45% |
| 2018 | −6.27% |
| 2017 | +19.50% |
| 2016 | +9.38% |
| 2015 | +0.33% |
| 2014 | +12.53% |
| 2013 | +30.69% |
| 2012 | +14.09% |
| 2011 | −1.34% |
| 2010 | +14.10% |
| 2009 | +24.40% |
| 2008 | −37.10% |
| 2007 | +2.24% |
| 2006 | +12.74% |
| 2005 | +2.67% |
| 2004 | +7.35% |
