All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

VTIVX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTIVX returned +15.92% over the past year and +5.71% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 27, 2003, VTIVX is up +363.77% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.00%/yr, and is currently −1.56% below its real total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.

Data ending Mon Jun. 29, 2026

Mon 2003-10-27💬 to Mon 2026-06-29 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VTIVX
×
+5.71%
2026-06-29
+15.92%
2026-06-29
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Returns

Mon 2003-10-27💬 to Mon 2026-06-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VTIVX
×
+363.77%
+7.00%/yr
+6.61%/yr
(R2=0.908)
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Growth of $10,000

Mon 2003-10-27💬 to Mon 2026-06-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VTIVX
×
$10,000.00
2003-10-27
$46,377.10
2026-06-29
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Annual Returns

Year VTIVX
2026 (YTD) +5.71%
2025 +16.88%
2024 +10.76%
2023 +15.63%
2022 −21.91%
2021 +24.99%
2020 +15.09%
2019 +22.15%
2018 −9.50%
2017 +18.97%
2016 +7.17%
2015 −1.16%
2014 +6.37%
2013 +22.54%
2012 +13.63%
2011 −5.27%
2010 +14.37%
2009 +24.75%
2008 −34.57%
2007 +3.22%
2006 +13.21%
2005 +3.40%
2004 +9.33%
2003 +8.24%

Drawdowns

Mon 2003-10-27💬 to Mon 2026-06-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VTIVX
×
−1.56%
from 2026-06-02 peak
−52.54%
2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-06-29 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VTIVX
×
+15.92% +29.20%
+13.67%/yr
+46.75%
+13.64%/yr
+44.46%
+7.63%/yr
+151.86%
+9.68%/yr
Vanguard Target Retirement 2045 Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund