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Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US9229086601

CUSIP

922908660

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Nov 13, 2000

Region

North America (U.S.)

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Large-Cap

Asset Class Style

Growth

Expense Ratio

VIGAX has an expense ratio of 0.05%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX) returned 1.34% year-to-date (YTD) and 19.14% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VIGAX delivered an annualized return of 15.29%, outperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.87%.


VIGAX

YTD

1.34%

1M

18.01%

6M

4.68%

1Y

19.14%

5Y*

18.16%

10Y*

15.29%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.30%

1M

12.79%

6M

1.49%

1Y

12.35%

5Y*

15.37%

10Y*

10.87%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VIGAX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20251.95%-3.02%-8.46%2.21%9.56%1.34%
20242.26%7.02%1.34%-4.21%6.42%6.60%-1.72%2.27%2.39%-0.27%6.76%0.46%32.67%
202310.37%-1.45%7.78%1.04%5.09%7.01%3.32%-1.09%-5.77%-1.74%11.66%4.28%46.76%
2022-9.36%-4.62%3.77%-12.83%-2.75%-8.49%13.13%-5.02%-10.47%4.14%4.75%-8.46%-33.14%
2021-0.93%0.79%1.65%6.94%-1.46%5.98%3.28%3.64%-5.29%8.29%0.49%1.76%27.26%
20203.09%-6.48%-10.52%15.12%6.98%4.77%7.63%10.13%-4.66%-3.27%10.53%4.22%40.18%
20199.31%3.65%3.16%4.72%-6.33%6.79%2.27%-0.50%0.24%2.50%3.98%3.11%37.23%
20186.87%-2.90%-2.51%0.29%4.36%1.19%2.49%4.71%0.44%-9.03%0.66%-8.61%-3.35%
20173.65%4.36%1.32%2.32%2.81%-0.46%2.54%1.19%1.05%2.85%2.53%0.73%27.80%
2016-5.92%-0.45%7.13%-0.75%2.46%-0.67%4.80%-0.33%0.66%-2.65%1.19%1.08%6.13%
2015-1.47%6.29%-1.21%-0.07%1.46%-1.60%3.19%-6.26%-2.85%8.95%0.16%-2.39%3.32%
2014-2.99%5.56%-1.59%0.10%3.55%2.41%-1.63%4.71%-1.89%3.06%2.97%-0.98%13.60%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VIGAX is 74, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VIGAX is 7474
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VIGAX is 7070
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VIGAX is 7373
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VIGAX is 7676
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VIGAX is 8080
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VIGAX is 7272
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares (VIGAX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 19, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.76
  • 5-Year: 0.80
  • 10-Year: 0.71
  • All Time: 0.44

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares provided a 0.46% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.98 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.


0.40%0.60%0.80%1.00%1.20%1.40%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$0.98$0.97$0.91$0.76$0.78$0.86$0.89$0.91$0.83$0.80$0.72$0.65

Dividend yield

0.46%0.46%0.57%0.69%0.47%0.66%0.94%1.31%1.14%1.39%1.31%1.21%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.25$0.00$0.00$0.25
2024$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.97
2023$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.91
2022$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.76
2021$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.78
2020$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.23$0.86
2019$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.89
2018$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.91
2017$0.00$0.00$0.20$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.00$0.00$0.24$0.83
2016$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.27$0.80
2015$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.72
2014$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.16$0.00$0.00$0.21$0.65

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares was 50.66%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 485 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Growth Index Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 2.74%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-50.66%Nov 1, 2007339Mar 9, 2009485Feb 8, 2011824
-47.11%Nov 16, 2000418Jul 23, 20021247Jul 6, 20071665
-35.63%Nov 22, 2021226Oct 14, 2022316Jan 23, 2024542
-31.72%Feb 20, 202023Mar 23, 202053Jun 8, 202076
-23.04%Feb 20, 202534Apr 8, 2025

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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