Vanguard 500 Index Fund Investor Shares (VFINX)

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Cumulative Total Returns(as of 06/30/2025)
 1 Year3 Year5 Year 10 YearSince Inception
08/31/1976
500 Index Fund Inv15.00%70.82%114.41% 254.49%20,201.50%
S&P 500 Index15.16%71.55%115.89%259.36%

Annual Investment Returns(as of 12/31/2024)
Year Ended500 Index Fund InvS&P 500 Index
Capital ReturnIncome ReturnTotal ReturnTotal Return
202423.36%1.49%24.84%25.02%
202324.25%1.86%26.11%26.29%
2022–19.48%1.25%–18.23% –18.11%
202126.91%1.63%28.53%28.71%
202016.25%2.00%18.25%18.40%
201928.83%2.50%31.33%31.49%
2018–6.23%1.71%–4.52% –4.38%
201719.48%2.18%21.67%21.83%
20169.60%2.22%11.82%11.96%
2015–0.74%1.99%1.25% 1.38%
201411.46%2.04%13.51%13.69%
201329.68%2.50%32.18%32.39%
201213.45%2.38%15.82%16.00%
2011–0.02%1.98%1.97% 2.11%
201012.81%2.11%14.91%15.06%

Quarterly Investment Returns(as of 06/30/2025)
Year500 Index Fund InvS&P 500 Index
First QuarterSecond QuarterThird QuarterFourth QuarterYear-End Return Year-End Average
2025–4.31%10.91%
202410.52%4.25%5.85%2.37% 24.84%25.02%
20237.46%8.70%–3.30% 11.65%26.11%26.29%
2022–4.63%–16.13% –4.92%7.52%–18.23%–18.11%
20216.15%8.51%0.54%10.99% 28.53%28.71%
2020–19.63%20.52%8.89% 12.12%18.25%18.40%
201913.62%4.27%1.67%9.03% 31.33%31.49%
2018–0.79%3.40%7.67% –13.55%–4.52%–4.38%
20176.03%3.05%4.45%6.61%21.67% 21.83%
20161.31%2.42%3.82%3.80%11.82% 11.96%
20150.91%0.26%–6.48% 7.00%1.25%1.38%

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