VFIAX Total Return Calculator
$10,000 since Dec 2007, with and without reinvesting · data through Oct 2026
$10,000 invested in VFIAX ten years ago, at the end of Oct 2016, was worth $41,743 at the end of Oct 2026 with every distribution reinvested: 15.4% a year, against $41,633 in the S&P 500. Since Dec 2007, $10,000 became $73,212 reinvested (11.1% a year), or $57,872 taking the distributions as cash, $6,088 of it paid out along the way.
VFIAX became
$73,212
S&P 500: $72,756
Return a year
11.1%
S&P 500: 11.1%
Payouts reinvested
$7,659
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Worst drop
-48.4%
S&P 500: -48.2%
$10,000, Dec 2007 to Oct 2026
Payouts reinvested · S&P 500 reinvested
| Year | VFIAX total return | Paid out | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (part) | +11.4% | $404 | +11.7% |
| 2025 | +17.8% | $728 | +17.7% |
| 2024 | +25.0% | $682 | +24.9% |
| 2023 | +26.2% | $650 | +26.2% |
| 2022 | −18.2% | $581 | −18.2% |
| 2021 | +28.7% | $534 | +28.7% |
| 2020 | +18.3% | $499 | +18.3% |
| 2019 | +31.5% | $527 | +31.2% |
| 2018 | −4.5% | $431 | −4.6% |
| 2017 | +21.8% | $398 | +21.7% |
| 2016 | +11.9% | $372 | +12.0% |
| 2015 | +1.3% | $338 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | +13.7% | $302 | +13.5% |
| 2013 | +32.3% | $262 | +32.3% |
| 2012 | +16.0% | $234 | +16.0% |
| 2011 | +2.1% | $192 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | +15.0% | $162 | +15.1% |
| 2009 | +26.7% | $169 | +26.4% |
| 2008 | −37.0% | $193 | −36.8% |
"Paid out" is what your holding received that year. Month-end prices; no costs or taxes.
Key facts: VFIAX total return
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- $10,000 invested in VFIAX at the end of Dec 2007, with distributions reinvested, was worth $73,212 at the end of Oct 2026: 11.1% a year, against $72,756 (11.1% a year) in the S&P 500.
- Over the 10 years to Oct 2026, VFIAX turned $10,000 into $41,743 with distributions reinvested, 15.4% a year.
- Over the 5 years to Oct 2026, VFIAX returned 12.0% a year with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: 12.0%).
- Taking VFIAX's distributions as cash instead of reinvesting them, the same $10,000 ended at $57,872, including $6,088 of cash received; reinvesting added $15,340.
- VFIAX's best calendar year in that time was 2013 (32.3%) and its worst 2008 (-37.0%), with distributions reinvested.
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VFIAX Total Return Calculator," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VFIAX/total-return
VFIAX total return questions
If I invested $10,000 in VFIAX 10 years ago, how much would I have?
About $41,743 at the end of Oct 2026, with every distribution reinvested: 15.4% a year. Taking them as cash, you'd have shares worth $35,608 or so plus the cash you received. The same $10,000 in the S&P 500 became $41,633.
What is VFIAX's total return since Dec 2007?
632% in total, or 11.1% a year, through Oct 2026 with distributions reinvested. The share price alone rose 418%.
How much of VFIAX's return came from distributions?
About 18% of its yearly return since Dec 2007. Reinvesting them, rather than taking cash, left you $15,340 better off on a $10,000 start.
What was VFIAX's worst year?
2008, at -37.0% with distributions reinvested (S&P 500: -36.8%). Its deepest fall from a peak, on month-end values, was -48.4%.
How is total return calculated here?
From month-end prices: the adjusted price counts every distribution reinvested in the month it was paid; the plain price doesn't. The S&P 500 is SPY with its dividends reinvested. No trading costs or taxes.