All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VTIP real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTIP returned −2.14% over the past year and −2.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 16, 2012, VTIP is down −6.90% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.51%/yr, and is currently −8.13% below its real total-return high on Dec. 31, 2012.
Data ending Tue Oct. 13, 2026
| Tue 2012-10-16💬 to Tue 2026-10-13 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTIP × |
−6.90%
−0.51%/yr |
−0.47%/yr
R2=0.345 |
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| Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2012-10-16💬 to Tue 2026-10-13 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VTIP × |
$10,000.00
2012-10-16 |
$9,310.33
2026-10-13 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VTIP × | −2.40% | −2.14% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VTIP × |
−8.13%
on 2026-10-13 from 2012-12-31 peak |
−13.83%
on 2023-10-03 from 2012-12-31 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-10-13 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VTIP × | −2.14% |
+0.72% +0.36%/yr |
+5.72% +1.87%/yr |
−5.17% −1.06%/yr |
−3.17% −0.32%/yr |
| Year | VTIP |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.40% |
| 2025 | +3.30% |
| 2024 | +1.81% |
| 2023 | +1.73% |
| 2022 | −8.83% |
| 2021 | −1.57% |
| 2020 | +3.54% |
| 2019 | +2.52% |
| 2018 | −1.32% |
| 2017 | −1.26% |
| 2016 | +0.37% |
| 2015 | −0.50% |
| 2014 | −2.15% |
| 2013 | −2.99% |
| 2012 | +1.34% |
