All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VPMCX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VPMCX returned +36.97% over the past year and +16.73% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, VPMCX is up +4,058.28% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.72%/yr, and is currently −7.80% below its real total-return high on Jun. 30, 2026.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPMCX × |
+4,058.28%
+9.72%/yr |
+9.23%/yr
R2=0.953 |
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| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VPMCX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$415,828.07
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VPMCX × | +16.73% | +36.97% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VPMCX × |
−7.80%
on 2026-07-24 from 2026-06-30 peak |
−83.53%
on 1987-12-04 from 1987-09-07 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPMCX × | +36.97% |
+47.26% +21.35%/yr |
+73.52% +20.17%/yr |
+62.61% +10.21%/yr |
+242.40% +13.10%/yr |
| Year | VPMCX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +16.73% |
| 2025 | +26.22% |
| 2024 | +10.06% |
| 2023 | +24.01% |
| 2022 | −20.36% |
| 2021 | +13.64% |
| 2020 | +15.58% |
| 2019 | +24.93% |
| 2018 | −3.83% |
| 2017 | +26.89% |
| 2016 | +8.41% |
| 2015 | +1.93% |
| 2014 | +17.85% |
| 2013 | +37.64% |
| 2012 | +13.33% |
| 2011 | −4.65% |
| 2010 | +11.27% |
| 2009 | +30.86% |
| 2008 | −32.15% |
| 2007 | +6.98% |
| 2006 | +9.56% |
| 2005 | +4.92% |
| 2004 | +14.58% |
| 2003 | +35.22% |
| 2002 | −26.31% |
| 2001 | −14.65% |
| 2000 | +1.43% |
| 1999 | +38.38% |
| 1998 | +23.56% |
| 1997 | +34.52% |
| 1996 | +14.55% |
| 1995 | +32.13% |
| 1994 | +8.53% |
| 1993 | +14.39% |
| 1992 | +3.19% |
| 1991 | +23.29% |
| 1990 | −9.26% |
| 1989 | +10.81% |
| 1988 | +7.41% |
| 1987 | −8.61% |
| 1986 | +2.76% |
