All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
MFA total return snapshot: MFA returned −1.58% over the past year and −5.51% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 7, 1988, MFA is up +5,074.38% in nominal total return, or +11.01%/yr, and is currently −39.28% below its total-return high on Feb. 20, 2020.
Data ending Thu Sep. 24, 2026
| Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFA × |
+5,074.38%
+11.01%/yr |
+14.80%/yr
R2=0.826 |
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| MFA Financial Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| MFA × |
$10,000.00
1988-12-07 |
$517,438.17
2026-09-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| MFA × | −5.51% | −1.58% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| MFA × |
−39.28%
on 2026-09-24 from 2020-02-20 peak |
−95.52%
on 2020-03-24 from 2020-02-20 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-09-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFA × | −1.58% |
−16.16% −8.44%/yr |
+21.41% +6.68%/yr |
−14.66% −3.12%/yr |
−8.46% −0.88%/yr |
| Year | MFA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.51% |
| 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 | +500.48% |
| 1997 | +23.34% |
| 1996 | +4.68% |
| 1995 | −9.50% |
| 1994 | −16.63% |
| 1993 | −8.80% |
| 1992 | +3.25% |
| 1991 | +17.53% |
| 1990 | −6.34% |
| 1989 | −13.44% |
| 1988 | −9.89% |
