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 +9.18% over the past year and +5.37% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 22, 2012, IEFA is up +104.04% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.24%/yr, and is currently −5.52% below its real total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.

Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2012-10-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
IEFA × 		+104.04%
+5.24%/yr 		+3.29%/yr
R2=0.644
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2012-10-22💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 Start
Value 		End
Value
IEFA × 		$10,000.00
2012-10-22 		$20,404.24
2026-10-07

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-07

  YTD YoY
IEFA × 		+5.37% +9.18%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
IEFA × 		−5.52%
on 2026-10-07
from 2026-08-25 peak 		−37.47%
on 2020-03-23
from 2018-01-26 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
IEFA × 		+9.18% +26.26%
+12.36%/yr 		+52.25%
+15.04%/yr 		+25.07%
+4.58%/yr 		+71.12%
+5.52%/yr

Annual Returns

Year IEFA
2026 (YTD) +5.37%
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%