All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

CEFS: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

CEFS real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, CEFS returned +11.93% over the past year and +7.69% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 21, 2017, CEFS is up +109.59% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.05%/yr, and is currently āˆ’4.68% below its real total-return high on Aug. 17, 2026.

Data ending Tue Oct. 13, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2017-03-21šŸ’¬ to Tue 2026-10-13 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
CEFS × 		+109.59%
+8.05%/yr 		+7.10%/yr
R2=0.811
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2017-03-21šŸ’¬ to Tue 2026-10-13 Start
Value 		End
Value
CEFS × 		$10,000.00
2017-03-21 		$20,959.40
2026-10-13

This Yearā€™s Performance

through 2026-10-13

  YTD YoY
CEFS × 		+7.69% +11.93%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
CEFS × 		āˆ’4.68%
on 2026-10-13
from 2026-08-17 peak 		āˆ’38.94%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-02-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-13 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
CEFS × 		+11.93% +21.28%
+10.13%/yr 		+64.79%
+18.12%/yr 		+47.27%
+8.05%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year CEFS
2026 (YTD) +7.69%
2025 +13.63%
2024 +20.02%
2023 +17.09%
2022 āˆ’12.73%
2021 +10.11%
2020 +2.01%
2019 +24.85%
2018 āˆ’12.20%
2017 +13.42%