How much would $1,000 invested in VTIP be worth today?

$1,000 invested in VTIP on October 17, 2016 would be worth $1,345 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 3.0% a year compounded (CAGR).

How far back does the VTIP calculator go?

VTIP data begins October 16, 2012, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 14 years of history.

Does this include dividends?

Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

If You Invested $1,000 in VTIP: What It Would Be Worth Today

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VTIP

$48.68+0.21%

as of close, Oct 16, 2026

☾ AH $48.68 +0.21%

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Your investment#

How much

All at once, on the start date

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Bought at that day's close

End

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Latest close, Oct 16, 2026

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Result#

$1,000Oct 17, 2016$1,345Oct 16, 20261.3×your money

$1,000 invested in VTIP on October 17, 2016 was worth $1,345 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

That’s 3.0% a year compounded (CAGR) over 10 years: 1.3 times your money.

Over the same dates the same $1,000 would be worth $4,208 in the S&P 500 and $6,511 in the Nasdaq-100: VTIP trailed both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq-100.

Price only$980if dividends were spent

Biggest fall−6.3%Mar 5 to Mar 18, 2020

At a flat 5% a year$1,629a savings account's rate

Gain$345on $1,000 put in

How this period ranks#

Better than 71% of all 49 periods of 10 years since 2012.

Your dates

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Worst: 1.3% a year, Dec 2012 to Dec 2022Best: 3.2% a year, May 2016 to May 2026

One scale for every length, so longer periods bunch up. Point at a bar.

Growth of $1,000 in VTIP, October 17, 2016 to October 16, 2026#

Your $1,000$Your buySame plan in the S&P 500A low

Lowest value$990 · Dec 2016$1,007 · Mar 2020$

$2,000$3,000$4,000$1,345

20182020202220242026

How far VTIP was below its previous high. The biggest fall: −6.3% from Mar 5, 2020 to Mar 18, 2020, back to the high by Jun 5, 2020.

−6.3% from its high

high−6%

Your one buy. $1,000 on October 17, 2016, worth $1,345 on October 16, 2026. Pick Monthly or Yearly to see a plan's buys.

1.3×paid

What $1,000 would be worth on October 16, 2026, by start date#

Each point is the same amount invested that day and held to October 16, 2026, dividends reinvested. Above the line it made money.

Your start

$1,000$1,100$1,200$1,300$1,400

2014201620182020202220242026

$1,000 invested in VTIP, by year#

Started on each year's first close and held to Oct 16, 2026, dividends reinvested.

Started	Worth Oct 16, 2026	Multiple	A year (CAGR)	Same in the Nasdaq-100
2017	$1,349	1.3×	3.1%	$6,344
2018	$1,339	1.3×	3.4%	$4,742
2019	$1,331	1.3×	3.7%	$4,812
2020	$1,268	1.3×	3.6%	$3,420
2021	$1,209	1.2×	3.3%	$2,373
2022	$1,149	1.1×	2.9%	$1,818
2023	$1,183	1.2×	4.5%	$2,741
2024	$1,132	1.1×	4.5%	$1,789
2025	$1,079	1.1×	4.3%	$1,403
2026	$1,018	1.0×	—	$1,162

Methodology#

A buy is made at the start date's close, or the next session's when the market was closed that day, and valued at the end date's close; a monthly or yearly plan buys on the same day of each month or year. "Dividends reinvested" uses split- and dividend-adjusted closes (a standard total-return approximation; taxes and fees excluded). "Price-only" uses split-adjusted closes. VTIP data begins October 16, 2012; values as of October 16, 2026 and refresh daily. The ranking compares month-end to month-end periods. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.

See the live VTIP chart and fundamentals on the VTIP quote page or the S&P 500 return calculator.

FAQ#

How much would $1,000 invested in VTIP be worth today?: $1,000 invested in VTIP on October 17, 2016 would be worth $1,345 on October 16, 2026, with dividends reinvested — 3.0% a year compounded (CAGR).
How far back does the VTIP calculator go?: VTIP data begins October 16, 2012, with a close every session. Pick any start and end date in that span — 14 years of history.
Does this include dividends?: Yes. The default "dividends reinvested" view uses split- and dividend-adjusted closing prices — a standard total-return approximation that excludes taxes and fees. A price-only view (split-adjusted, no dividends) is also available.

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