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Total Real Returns

VTIP,SPY: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Tue 2012-10-16? to Wed 2026-05-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VTIP
×
−0.41%
2026-05-06
0.9501 TRR
2026-05-06
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+5.56%
2026-05-06
13.06 TRR
2026-05-06
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2012-10-16? to Wed 2026-05-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTIP
×
−4.99%
−0.38%/yr
−0.50%/yr
(R2=0.358)
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+345.47%
+11.65%/yr
+10.18%/yr
(R2=0.958)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2012-10-16? to Wed 2026-05-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VTIP
×
$10,000.00
2012-10-16
$9,500.73
2026-05-06
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2012-10-16
$44,547.07
2026-05-06
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VTIP SPY
2026 (YTD) −0.41% +5.56%
2025 +3.30% +14.65%
2024 +1.81% +21.39%
2023 +1.73% +22.09%
2022 −8.83% −23.15%
2021 −1.57% +20.27%
2020 +3.54% +16.74%
2019 +2.52% +28.29%
2018 −1.32% −6.35%
2017 −1.26% +19.19%
2016 +0.37% +9.73%
2015 −0.50% +0.50%
2014 −2.15% +12.61%
2013 −2.99% +30.35%
2012 +1.34% +14.01%
2011 −1.04%
2010 +13.36%
2009 +23.01%
2008 −36.85%
2007 +1.01%
2006 +13.00%
2005 +1.35%
2004 +7.21%
2003 +25.82%
2002 −23.41%
2001 −13.10%
2000 −12.70%
1999 +17.24%
1998 +26.65%
1997 +31.24%
1996 +18.63%
1995 +34.61%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.22%

Drawdowns

Tue 2012-10-16? to Wed 2026-05-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTIP
×
−6.25% −13.83%
2023-10-03
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
0.00% −33.67%
2020-03-23
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund