All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VPMAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VPMAX returned +72.60% over the past year and +23.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VPMAX is up +1,102.26% in real purchasing-power return, or +10.57%/yr, and is currently −2.41% below its real total-return high on Jun. 30, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPMAX × |
+1,102.26%
+10.57%/yr |
+9.84%/yr
R2=0.942 |
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| Vanguard Primecap Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VPMAX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$120,226.47
2026-08-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VPMAX × | +23.61% | +72.60% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VPMAX × |
−2.41%
on 2026-08-13 from 2026-06-30 peak |
−49.15%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-12 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPMAX × | +72.60% |
+88.53% +37.31%/yr |
+119.37% +29.94%/yr |
+102.79% +15.19%/yr |
+321.75% +15.48%/yr |
| Year | VPMAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +23.61% |
| 2025 | +50.10% |
| 2024 | +10.13% |
| 2023 | +24.10% |
| 2022 | −20.31% |
| 2021 | +13.72% |
| 2020 | +15.66% |
| 2019 | +25.02% |
| 2018 | −3.77% |
| 2017 | +26.98% |
| 2016 | +8.49% |
| 2015 | +1.99% |
| 2014 | +17.96% |
| 2013 | +37.76% |
| 2012 | +13.44% |
| 2011 | −4.58% |
| 2010 | +11.35% |
| 2009 | +31.03% |
| 2008 | −32.07% |
| 2007 | +7.25% |
| 2006 | +9.78% |
| 2005 | +5.09% |
| 2004 | +14.73% |
| 2003 | +35.42% |
| 2002 | −26.24% |
| 2001 | +8.25% |
