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

Total Real Returns

VFIFX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VFIFX total return snapshot: VFIFX returned +16.21% over the past year and +12.43% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 7, 2006, VFIFX is up +540.79% in nominal total return, or +9.58%/yr, and is currently −1.65% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFIFX
×
+540.79%
+9.58%/yr
+9.69%/yr
R2=0.942
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 Start
Value
End
Value
VFIFX
×
$10,000.00
2006-06-07
$64,078.53
2026-09-23

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-23

  YTD YoY
VFIFX
×
+12.43% +16.21%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFIFX
×
−1.65%
on 2026-09-23
from 2026-08-13 peak
−51.68%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VFIFX
×
+16.21% +36.13%
+16.67%/yr
+71.92%
+19.80%/yr
+78.56%
+12.29%/yr
+235.22%
+12.86%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VFIFX
2026 (YTD) +12.43%
2025 +21.42%
2024 +14.66%
2023 +20.18%
2022 −17.27%
2021 +30.27%
2020 +16.65%
2019 +24.98%
2018 −7.81%
2017 +21.43%
2016 +8.96%
2015 −1.25%
2014 +7.19%
2013 +24.35%
2012 +15.60%
2011 −2.48%
2010 +16.67%
2009 +28.31%
2008 −34.58%
2007 +7.47%
2006 +13.79%