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 −7.27% over the past year and −6.97% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jul. 26, 2002, IEF is up +15.50% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.60%/yr, and is currently −33.59% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEF × |
+15.50%
+0.60%/yr |
+1.14%/yr
R2=0.273 |
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| Fri 2002-07-26💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| IEF × |
$10,000.00
2002-07-26 |
$11,550.12
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| IEF × | −6.97% | −7.27% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| IEF × |
−33.59%
on 2026-10-16 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−35.92%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IEF × | −7.27% |
−5.20% −2.64%/yr |
+1.63% +0.54%/yr |
−24.92% −5.57%/yr |
−25.59% −2.91%/yr |
| Year | IEF |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.97% |
| 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 | +0.21% |
| 2002 | +5.76% |
