All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
IEF real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IEF returned −3.65% over the past year and −4.70% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, IEF is up +19.52% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.74%/yr, and is currently −31.97% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEF × |
+19.52%
+0.74%/yr |
+1.18%/yr
R2=0.288 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| IEF × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$11,951.80
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| IEF × | −4.70% | −3.65% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| IEF × |
−31.97%
on 2026-09-04 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−35.92%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEF × | −3.65% |
−4.44% −2.25%/yr |
+0.53% +0.18%/yr |
−25.10% −5.62%/yr |
−24.76% −2.81%/yr |
| Year | IEF |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.70% |
| 2025 | +5.22% |
| 2024 | −3.42% |
| 2023 | +0.28% |
| 2022 | −20.31% |
| 2021 | −9.68% |
| 2020 | +8.53% |
| 2019 | +5.62% |
| 2018 | −0.90% |
| 2017 | +0.43% |
| 2016 | −1.05% |
| 2015 | +0.77% |
| 2014 | +8.25% |
| 2013 | −7.48% |
| 2012 | +1.90% |
| 2011 | +12.32% |
| 2010 | +7.75% |
| 2009 | −9.07% |
| 2008 | +17.81% |
| 2007 | +6.04% |
| 2006 | +0.00% |
| 2005 | −0.76% |
| 2004 | +0.84% |
| 2003 | +1.21% |
| 2002 | +5.76% |
