All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VUSTX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VUSTX returned −4.04% over the past year and −5.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 1986, VUSTX is up +187.24% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.69%/yr, and is currently −51.99% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Wed 1986-11-12💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × |
+187.24%
+2.69%/yr |
+3.98%/yr
R2=0.830 |
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| Wed 1986-11-12💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × |
$10,000.00
1986-11-12 |
$28,724.15
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × | −5.87% | −4.04% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × |
−51.99%
on 2026-09-04 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−54.69%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × | −4.04% |
−12.31% −6.36%/yr |
−6.73% −2.30%/yr |
−42.77% −10.56%/yr |
−39.75% −4.94%/yr |
| Year | VUSTX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.87% |
| 2025 | +2.80% |
| 2024 | −9.02% |
| 2023 | −0.02% |
| 2022 | −33.86% |
| 2021 | −10.93% |
| 2020 | +16.60% |
| 2019 | +11.59% |
| 2018 | −3.73% |
| 2017 | +6.35% |
| 2016 | −0.84% |
| 2015 | −2.23% |
| 2014 | +24.33% |
| 2013 | −14.30% |
| 2012 | +1.45% |
| 2011 | +25.58% |
| 2010 | +7.36% |
| 2009 | −14.33% |
| 2008 | +22.48% |
| 2007 | +4.53% |
| 2006 | −0.73% |
| 2005 | +3.10% |
| 2004 | +3.79% |
| 2003 | −0.39% |
| 2002 | +14.54% |
| 2001 | +2.78% |
| 2000 | +15.85% |
| 1999 | −11.00% |
| 1998 | +11.35% |
| 1997 | +12.05% |
| 1996 | −4.20% |
| 1995 | +27.80% |
| 1994 | −9.50% |
| 1993 | +13.10% |
| 1992 | +4.45% |
| 1991 | +14.00% |
| 1990 | −0.23% |
| 1989 | +12.79% |
| 1988 | +4.63% |
| 1987 | −7.28% |
| 1986 | +2.76% |
