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

Total Real Returns

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

IEFA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, IEFA returned +7.60% over the past year and +5.26% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 22, 2012, IEFA is up +103.82% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.21%/yr, and is currently −5.62% below its real total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.

Data ending Tue Oct. 27, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2012-10-22💬 to Tue 2026-10-27 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
IEFA × 		+103.82%
+5.21%/yr 		+3.32%/yr
R2=0.648
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2012-10-22💬 to Tue 2026-10-27 Start
Value 		End
Value
IEFA × 		$10,000.00
2012-10-22 		$20,382.16
2026-10-27

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-27

  YTD YoY
IEFA × 		+5.26% +7.60%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
IEFA × 		−5.62%
on 2026-10-27
from 2026-08-25 peak 		−37.47%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-10-27 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IEFA × 		+7.60% +29.90%
+13.97%/yr 		+58.62%
+16.62%/yr 		+22.19%
+4.09%/yr 		+73.45%
+5.66%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IEFA
2026 (YTD) +5.26%
2025 +28.64%
2024 +0.37%
2023 +14.13%
2022 −20.39%
2021 +4.29%
2020 +6.73%
2019 +19.90%
2018 −15.75%
2017 +23.95%
2016 −0.48%
2015 +0.00%
2014 −7.03%
2013 +20.64%
2012 +6.09%