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Total Real Returns

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

Tue 2012-10-16? to Thu 2026-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VTIP
×
+0.02%
2026-04-02
0.954 TRR
2026-04-02
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−4.60%
2026-04-02
11.8 TRR
2026-04-02
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2012-10-16? to Thu 2026-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTIP
×
−4.60%
−0.35%/yr
−0.51%/yr
(R2=0.364)
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
+302.60%
+10.90%/yr
+10.17%/yr
(R2=0.957)
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2012-10-16? to Thu 2026-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VTIP
×
$10,000.00
2012-10-16
$9,539.99
2026-04-02
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
$10,000.00
2012-10-16
$40,259.67
2026-04-02
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VTIP SPY
2026 (YTD) +0.02% −4.60%
2025 +3.29% +14.65%
2024 +1.81% +21.39%
2023 +1.73% +22.09%
2022 −8.82% −23.15%
2021 −1.58% +20.26%
2020 +3.54% +16.74%
2019 +2.51% +28.29%
2018 −1.31% −6.35%
2017 −1.27% +19.19%
2016 +0.38% +9.73%
2015 −0.50% +0.50%
2014 −2.16% +12.61%
2013 −2.99% +30.35%
2012 +1.34% +14.01%
2011 −1.04%
2010 +13.35%
2009 +23.01%
2008 −36.85%
2007 +1.01%
2006 +13.00%
2005 +1.36%
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 +34.60%
1994 −2.22%
1993 +6.23%

Drawdowns

Tue 2012-10-16? to Thu 2026-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTIP
×
−5.86% −13.83%
2023-10-03
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
SPY
×
−6.28% −33.67%
2020-03-23
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Exchange-Traded Fund