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

Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1986-11-12? to Wed 2026-04-22 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VUSTX
×
−1.86%
2026-04-22
2.995 TRR
2026-04-22
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Returns

Wed 1986-11-12? to Wed 2026-04-22 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUSTX
×
+199.51%
+2.82%/yr
+4.07%/yr
(R2=0.844)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1986-11-12? to Wed 2026-04-22 Start
Value
End
Value
VUSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-11-12
$29,950.78
2026-04-22
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Annual Returns

Year VUSTX
2026 (YTD) −1.86%
2025 +2.81%
2024 −9.02%
2023 −0.02%
2022 −33.85%
2021 −10.94%
2020 +16.57%
2019 +11.65%
2018 −3.77%
2017 +6.38%
2016 −0.81%
2015 −2.29%
2014 +24.38%
2013 −14.31%
2012 +1.43%
2011 +25.60%
2010 +7.37%
2009 −14.33%
2008 +22.48%
2007 +4.53%
2006 −0.73%
2005 +3.11%
2004 +3.79%
2003 −0.40%
2002 +14.54%
2001 +2.78%
2000 +15.85%
1999 −11.00%
1998 +11.36%
1997 +12.06%
1996 −4.20%
1995 +27.80%
1994 −9.50%
1993 +13.10%
1992 +4.44%
1991 +14.01%
1990 −0.24%
1989 +12.80%
1988 +4.65%
1987 −7.30%
1986 +2.76%

Drawdowns

Wed 1986-11-12? to Wed 2026-04-22 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUSTX
×
−49.94% −54.68%
2023-10-19
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