VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX)

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Basic Info 562.84 4.57(0.82%)
December 11

VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES started on 12/26/1979
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES is classified as asset class LARGE BLEND
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES expense ratio is 0.14%
VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES rating is
(97%)

VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) Dividend Info

VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) dividend growth in the last 12 months is 7.58%

The trailing 12-month yield of VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES is 1.49%. its dividend history:

Pay Date Cash Amount
Sep 27, 2024 $1.5085
Jun 28, 2024 $1.6514
Mar 22, 2024 $1.4187
Dec 19, 2023 $1.7147
Sep 27, 2023 $1.3903
Jun 28, 2023 $1.4742
Mar 23, 2023 $1.391
Dec 19, 2022 $1.5943
Sep 27, 2022 $1.3782
Jun 28, 2022 $1.3303
Mar 23, 2022 $1.2596
Dec 20, 2021 $1.4361
Sep 28, 2021 $1.2033
Jun 28, 2021 $1.2331
Mar 25, 2021 $1.1664
Dec 21, 2020 $1.311
Sep 28, 2020 $1.2328
Sep 24, 2020 $1.3546
Jun 26, 2020 $1.3546
Mar 09, 2020 $1.1129
Dec 20, 2019 $1.3651
Sep 25, 2019 $1.2287
Jun 26, 2019 $1.3078
Mar 20, 2019 $1.3902
Dec 14, 2018 $1.2238
Sep 25, 2018 $1.1502
Jun 27, 2018 $1.0983
Mar 23, 2018 $1.0277
Dec 22, 2017 $1.1262
Sep 19, 2017 $1.129
Jun 22, 2017 $0.96
Mar 21, 2017 $0.961
Dec 21, 2016 $1.254
Sep 12, 2016 $0.852
Jun 20, 2016 $0.908
Mar 18, 2016 $0.962
Dec 18, 2015 $1.042
Sep 18, 2015 $0.911
Jun 19, 2015 $0.86
Mar 20, 2015 $0.934
Dec 17, 2014 $0.981
Sep 19, 2014 $0.826
Jun 20, 2014 $0.762
Mar 21, 2014 $0.734
Dec 23, 2013 $0.869
Sep 20, 2013 $0.747
Jun 21, 2013 $0.697
Mar 21, 2013 $0.635
Dec 21, 2012 $0.905
Sep 21, 2012 $0.651
Jun 22, 2012 $0.607
Mar 23, 2012 $0.536
Dec 22, 2011 $0.651
Sep 22, 2011 $0.554
Jun 23, 2011 $0.536
Mar 24, 2011 $0.505
Dec 23, 2010 $0.494
Sep 23, 2010 $0.529
Jun 28, 2010 $0.506
Mar 29, 2010 $0.437
Dec 28, 2009 $0.659
Sep 28, 2009 $0.482
Jun 23, 2009 $0.435
Mar 26, 2009 $0.528
Dec 26, 2008 $0.7
Sep 25, 2008 $0.635
Jun 26, 2008 $0.57
Mar 27, 2008 $0.6
Dec 21, 2007 $0.75
Sep 21, 2007 $0.62
Jun 22, 2007 $0.57
Mar 23, 2007 $0.55
Dec 26, 2006 $0.65
Sep 22, 2006 $0.52
Jun 23, 2006 $0.48
Mar 17, 2006 $0.49
Dec 28, 2005 $0.6
Sep 23, 2005 $0.53
Jun 24, 2005 $0.42
Mar 23, 2005 $0.43
Dec 23, 2004 $0.83
Sep 24, 2004 $0.41
Jun 25, 2004 $0.35
Mar 26, 2004 $0.36
Dec 26, 2003 $0.47
Sep 26, 2003 $0.36
Jun 20, 2003 $0.3
Mar 28, 2003 $0.3
Dec 27, 2002 $0.42
Sep 27, 2002 $0.35
Jun 21, 2002 $0.3
Mar 22, 2002 $0.29
Dec 28, 2001 $0.385
Sep 21, 2001 $0.32
Jun 22, 2001 $0.28
Mar 16, 2001 $0.29
Dec 26, 2000 $0.37
Sep 25, 2000 $0.32
Jun 26, 2000 $0.31
Mar 27, 2000 $0.3
Dec 27, 1999 $0.95
Sep 27, 1999 $0.35
Jun 28, 1999 $0.38
Mar 29, 1999 $0.725
Dec 23, 1998 $0.82
Sep 28, 1998 $0.27
Jun 29, 1998 $0.27
Mar 27, 1998 $0.39
Dec 23, 1997 $1.06
Sep 24, 1997 $0.27
Jun 25, 1997 $0.27
Mar 25, 1997 $0.31
Dec 20, 1996 $0.83
Sep 25, 1996 $0.22
Jun 25, 1996 $0.22
Mar 26, 1996 $0.26
Dec 22, 1995 $0.69
Sep 26, 1995 $0.22
Jun 21, 1995 $0.22
Mar 22, 1995 $0.22
Dec 28, 1994 $0.63
Sep 21, 1994 $0.22
Jun 22, 1994 $0.22
Mar 24, 1994 $0.3
Dec 30, 1993 $0.47
Dec 29, 1993 $0.42
Sep 22, 1993 $0.22
Jun 24, 1993 $0.22
Mar 25, 1993 $0.24
Dec 30, 1992 $0.56
Sep 24, 1992 $0.22
Jun 25, 1992 $0.22
Mar 27, 1992 $0.22
Dec 30, 1991 $0.66
Dec 27, 1991 $0.61
Sep 27, 1991 $0.18
Jun 27, 1991 $0.18
Mar 27, 1991 $0.18
Dec 27, 1990 $0.68
Sep 28, 1990 $0.18
Jun 28, 1990 $0.18
Mar 29, 1990 $0.05
Mar 28, 1990 $0.18
Dec 28, 1989 $0.66
Sep 27, 1989 $0.18
Jun 28, 1989 $0.18
Mar 29, 1989 $0.18
Dec 29, 1988 $0.37
Sep 28, 1988 $0.18
Jun 28, 1988 $0.18
Mar 29, 1988 $0.18
Jan 05, 1988 $0.19
Dec 29, 1987 $0.15
Sep 28, 1987 $0.18
Jun 29, 1987 $0.18
Mar 27, 1987 $0.18
Dec 30, 1986 $0.35
Sep 30, 1986 $0.18
Jun 27, 1986 $0.18
Mar 27, 1986 $0.18
Dec 27, 1985 $0.37
Sep 30, 1985 $0.18
Jun 28, 1985 $0.18
Mar 28, 1985 $0.18
Dec 28, 1984 $0.34
Sep 28, 1984 $0.18
Jun 28, 1984 $0.18
Mar 28, 1984 $0.18
Dec 28, 1983 $0.33
Sep 28, 1983 $0.18
Jun 28, 1983 $0.18
Mar 29, 1983 $0.18
Dec 28, 1982 $0.29
Sep 28, 1982 $0.18
Jun 29, 1982 $0.18
Mar 30, 1982 $0.18
Dec 29, 1981 $0.29
Sep 30, 1981 $0.18
Jun 30, 1981 $0.18
Mar 27, 1981 $0.18
Dec 30, 1980 $0.35
Sep 30, 1980 $0.16
Jun 27, 1980 $0.16
Mar 27, 1980 $0.16

Dividend Growth History for VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX)

Year
Payout Amount
Year Start Yield
Annual Payout Growth (YoY)
CAGR to 2023
2023 $5.9702 1.69% 7.33% -
2022 $5.5624 1.26% 10.39% 7.33%
2021 $5.0389 1.48% -20.85% 8.85%
2020 $6.3659 2.12% 20.30% -2.12%
2019 $5.2918 2.28% 17.60% 3.06%
2018 $4.5 1.81% 7.75% 5.82%
2017 $4.1762 2.00% 5.04% 6.14%
2016 $3.976 2.14% 6.11% 5.98%
2015 $3.747 1.97% 13.44% 6.00%
2014 $3.303 1.96% 12.04% 6.80%
2013 $2.948 2.19% 9.23% 7.31%
2012 $2.699 2.30% 20.17% 7.48%
2011 $2.246 1.92% 14.24% 8.49%
2010 $1.966 1.88% -6.56% 8.92%
2009 $2.104 2.45% -16.01% 7.73%
2008 $2.505 1.88% 0.60% 5.96%
2007 $2.49 1.91% 16.36% 5.62%
2006 $2.14 1.83% 8.08% 6.22%
2005 $1.98 1.79% 1.54% 6.32%
2004 $1.95 1.91% 36.36% 6.07%
2003 $1.43 1.71% 5.15% 7.41%
2002 $1.36 1.28% 6.67% 7.30%
2001 $1.275 1.08% -1.92% 7.27%
2000 $1.3 0.97% -45.95% 6.85%
1999 $2.405 2.11% 37.43% 3.86%
1998 $1.75 1.93% -8.38% 5.03%
1997 $1.91 2.77% 24.84% 4.48%
1996 $1.53 2.64% 13.33% 5.17%
1995 $1.35 3.14% -1.46% 5.45%
1994 $1.37 3.13% -12.74% 5.21%
1993 $1.57 3.83% 28.69% 4.55%
1992 $1.22 3.10% -32.60% 5.26%
1991 $1.81 5.86% 42.52% 3.80%
1990 $1.27 3.71% 5.83% 4.80%
1989 $1.2 4.46% 9.09% 4.83%
1988 $1.1 4.31% 59.42% 4.95%
1987 $0.69 2.79% -22.47% 6.18%
1986 $0.89 3.90% -2.20% 5.28%
1985 $0.91 4.71% 3.41% 5.07%
1984 $0.88 4.49% 1.15% 5.03%
1983 $0.87 5.04% 4.82% 4.93%
1982 $0.83 5.34% 0.00% 4.93%
1981 $0.83 4.64% 0.00% 4.81%
1980 $0.83 5.79% - 4.70%

Dividend Growth Chart for VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX)


VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) Historical Returns And Risk Info

From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the compound annualized total return (dividend reinvested) of VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is 11.192%. Its cumulative total return (dividend reinvested) is 11,726.807%.

From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the Maximum Drawdown of VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is 55.3%.

From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the Sharpe Ratio of VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is 0.46.

From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the Annualized Standard Deviation of VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is 18.0%.

From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the Beta of VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is 0.99.

Last 1 Week* YTD*(2024) 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 15 Yr 20 Yr Since
12/26/1979
2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980 1979
Annualized Return(%) -0.0 29.1 33.3 10.5 15.9 13.3 14.1 10.5 11.2 26.1 -18.2 28.5 18.7 31.3 -4.5 21.7 11.8 1.2 13.5 32.2 15.8 2.0 14.9 26.5 -37.0 5.4 15.6 4.8 10.7 28.5 -22.2 -12.0 -9.1 21.1 28.6 33.2 22.9 37.4 1.2 10.2 8.2 32.1 -3.3 28.4 14.9 4.0 9.3 22.6 3.7 17.1 19.3 -8.6 27.9 -2.1
Sharpe Ratio NA 1.99 2.36 0.42 0.63 0.66 NA NA 0.46 1.69 -0.81 2.17 0.53 2.4 -0.34 3.16 0.89 0.08 1.19 2.9 1.25 0.08 0.82 0.97 -0.92 0.15 1.24 0.25 0.88 1.63 -0.9 -0.68 -0.59 0.98 1.24 1.62 1.63 4.33 -0.18 0.91 0.58 1.92 -0.53 1.73 0.6 0.0 0.31 1.49 -0.24 0.8 0.65 -1.27 1.19 -3.84
Draw Down(%) NA 8.5 8.5 24.6 33.8 33.8 NA NA 55.3 10.0 24.6 5.1 33.8 6.6 19.4 2.6 10.3 12.0 7.3 5.6 9.6 18.7 15.7 27.2 47.7 9.9 7.5 7.0 7.5 13.8 33.0 29.2 16.5 11.8 19.2 10.8 7.5 2.5 8.5 4.8 5.6 5.6 19.2 7.3 7.2 33.1 11.6 7.5 10.6 7.0 13.2 15.6 16.0 2.4
Standard Deviation(%) NA 12.4 12.2 17.5 21.4 17.9 NA NA 18.0 13.1 24.2 13.1 34.7 12.5 17.1 6.7 13.1 15.5 11.4 11.1 12.7 23.4 18.1 27.2 41.0 16.0 10.0 10.3 11.1 17.0 26.0 21.6 22.2 18.2 20.5 18.2 11.8 7.8 9.9 8.8 9.9 14.7 16.1 13.1 17.1 33.8 16.5 11.7 12.8 13.6 18.1 14.6 16.5 23.8
Treynor Ratio NA 0.25 0.29 0.08 0.14 0.12 NA NA 0.08 0.22 -0.2 0.29 0.18 0.3 -0.06 0.21 0.12 0.01 0.14 0.32 0.16 0.02 0.15 0.27 -0.38 0.02 0.13 0.03 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alpha NA 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 NA NA 0.03 0.0 0.01 0.01 -0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.01 0.01 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
Beta NA 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.99 0.99 NA NA 0.99 0.99 0.98 0.98 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.99 0.99 1.0 0.99 1.0 0.99 0.99 0.99 1.0 1.0 1.01 0.98 1.0 1.0 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA
RSquare NA 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 NA NA 0.51 1.0 1.0 0.99 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.92 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yield(%) N/A 1.0 1.5 1.4 2.0 2.7 4.1 3.3 N/A 1.7 1.3 1.5 2.1 2.3 1.8 2.0 2.1 2.0 2.0 2.2 2.3 1.9 1.9 2.5 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.3 1.1 1.0 2.1 1.9 2.8 2.6 3.1 3.1 3.8 3.1 5.9 3.7 4.5 4.3 2.8 3.9 4.7 4.5 5.0 5.3 4.6 5.8 0.0
Dividend Growth(%) N/A -23.3 7.6 6.4 35.5 107.1 129.6 167.7 N/A 7.3 10.4 -20.8 20.3 17.6 7.8 5.0 6.1 13.4 12.0 9.2 20.2 14.2 -6.6 -16.0 0.6 16.4 8.1 1.5 36.4 5.1 6.7 -1.9 -45.9 37.4 -8.4 24.8 13.3 -1.5 -12.7 28.7 -32.6 42.5 5.8 9.1 59.4 -22.5 -2.2 3.4 1.1 4.8 0.0 0.0 N/A N/A

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VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) Rolling Returns Charts

A rolling return for a period such as 5-year, as of a specific date, represents the investment’s performance over the preceding five years leading up to that date. In the 5-year rolling chart, the value on any given date corresponds to the annualized return for the preceding 5 years up to that very date. Thus, for instance, the chart value on 8/28/2015 reflects the annualized return from 8/28/2010 to 8/28/2015. A 5-year rolling return chart for an investment (stock, fund or portfolio) depicts the return sequence of 5-year trailing returns for the dates in the chart.

These rolling returns contrast with the most recent 3, 5, 10, and 15-year returns, as they solely depict the returns for those respective periods leading up to the most recent date, without encompassing every date in the historical record.

Rolling return charts offer a more precise insight into a portfolio’s risk and return stability (including funds or individual stocks). This is particularly true when focusing on the minimal return points within a rolling return chart as a measure of a fund or a portfolio's risk. A well-known observation, often attributed to ‘Murphy’s law’, is that it tends to perform poorly when investors decide to follow an investment due to its recent strong returns. Sound familiar? Information regarding minimum rolling returns could help mitigate this predicament. Investors can opt for an investment showcasing high minimum rolling returns within their preferred holding durations. In fact, merely possessing knowledge of such minimum rolling period returns can anchor investors’ expectations.

For instance, let’s consider an investor who follows a model portfolio (or even simply purchases and holds a fund like VFINX or SPY) for 10 years. Armed with knowledge of this portfolio’s minimum 10-year rolling return since its inception date or the fund’s inception (in the case of VFINX, recognizing that the minimum 10-year rolling return since 1987 could be as low as -2.24%), the investor should reasonably anticipate the potential for the portfolio to incur losses over the forthcoming 10 years.

Minimum rolling return for a period such as 10-year offers a different and often better historical risk and return metric than other popular risk and return metrics such as Sharpe ratio, standard deviation (volatility) or maximum drawdown.

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From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the worst annualized return of 3-year rolling returns for VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is -16.15%.
From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the worst annualized return of 5-year rolling returns for VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is -6.73%.
From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the worst annualized return of 10-year rolling returns for VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is -3.51%.
From 12/26/1979 to 12/11/2024, the worst annualized return of 20-year rolling returns for VANGUARD 500 INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VFINX) is 4.67%.

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