All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VSMAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VSMAX returned +9.32% over the past year and +7.13% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 14, 2000, VSMAX is up +430.72% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.66%/yr, and is currently −8.41% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 30, 2026
| Tue 2000-11-14💬 to Wed 2026-09-30 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSMAX × |
+430.72%
+6.66%/yr |
+7.42%/yr
R2=0.920 |
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| Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2000-11-14💬 to Wed 2026-09-30 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VSMAX × |
$10,000.00
2000-11-14 |
$53,072.06
2026-09-30 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VSMAX × | +7.13% | +9.32% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VSMAX × |
−8.41%
on 2026-09-30 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−60.44%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-07-13 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-30 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VSMAX × | +9.32% |
+15.33% +7.39%/yr |
+43.44% +12.78%/yr |
+14.01% +2.66%/yr |
+92.88% +6.79%/yr |
| Year | VSMAX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +7.13% |
| 2025 | +6.00% |
| 2024 | +11.03% |
| 2023 | +14.34% |
| 2022 | −22.61% |
| 2021 | +10.00% |
| 2020 | +17.46% |
| 2019 | +24.52% |
| 2018 | −11.02% |
| 2017 | +13.83% |
| 2016 | +15.90% |
| 2015 | −4.34% |
| 2014 | +6.70% |
| 2013 | +35.79% |
| 2012 | +16.21% |
| 2011 | −5.49% |
| 2010 | +26.00% |
| 2009 | +32.73% |
| 2008 | −36.08% |
| 2007 | −2.74% |
| 2006 | +12.92% |
| 2005 | +3.93% |
| 2004 | +16.23% |
| 2003 | +43.07% |
| 2002 | −21.86% |
| 2001 | +1.65% |
| 2000 | +2.65% |
