All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

MFA: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

MFA total return snapshot: MFA returned +9.71% over the past year and +6.65% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 7, 1988, MFA is up +236,053.85% in nominal total return, or +22.89%/yr, and is currently −31.47% below its total-return high on Feb. 20, 2020.

Data ending Thu Aug. 13, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
MFA
×
+236,053.85%
+22.89%/yr
+27.61%/yr
R2=0.710
MFA Financial Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Thu 2026-08-13 Start
Value
End
Value
MFA
×
$10,000.00
1988-12-07
$23,615,384.62
2026-08-13

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-13

  YTD YoY
MFA
×
+6.65% +9.71%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
MFA
×
−31.47%
on 2026-08-13
from 2020-02-20 peak
−95.52%
on 2020-03-24
from 2020-02-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-08-13 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
MFA
×
+9.71% +5.44%
+2.68%/yr
+31.49%
+9.56%/yr
−1.81%
−0.36%/yr
+2.26%
+0.22%/yr

Annual Returns

Year MFA
2026 (YTD) +6.65%
2025 +6.07%
2024 +2.63%
2023 +30.66%
2022 −37.20%
2021 +27.71%
2020 −40.87%
2019 +27.54%
2018 −5.85%
2017 +14.30%
2016 +28.97%
2015 −8.03%
2014 +25.03%
2013 +6.14%
2012 +34.84%
2011 −5.57%
2010 +24.66%
2009 +43.99%
2008 −26.76%
2007 +26.65%
2006 +39.05%
2005 −31.35%
2004 +0.43%
2003 +30.00%
2002 +9.81%
2001 +100.10%
2000 +19.16%
1999 +14.82%
1998 +23,958.06%
1997 +24.00%
1996 +4.17%
1995 −7.69%
1994 −18.75%
1993 −8.57%
1992 +2.94%
1991 +17.24%
1990 −6.45%
1989 −11.43%
1988 −10.26%