All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
MFA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, MFA returned +8.95% over the past year and +2.47% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 7, 1988, MFA is up +64.33% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.33%/yr, and is currently −47.48% below its real total-return high on Feb. 20, 2020.
Data ending Fri Jul. 24, 2026
| Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFA × |
+64.33%
+1.33%/yr |
+4.31%/yr
R2=0.598 |
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| MFA Financial Inc NYSE Common Stock | ||||||
| Wed 1988-12-07💬 to Fri 2026-07-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| MFA × |
$10,000.00
1988-12-07 |
$16,433.19
2026-07-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| MFA × | +2.47% | +8.95% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| MFA × |
−47.48%
on 2026-07-24 from 2020-02-20 peak |
−95.51%
on 2020-03-24 from 2020-02-20 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-07-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MFA × | +8.95% |
+3.36% +1.67%/yr |
+9.54% +3.08%/yr |
−19.40% −4.22%/yr |
−24.38% −2.76%/yr |
| Year | MFA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.47% |
| 2025 | +3.31% |
| 2024 | −0.25% |
| 2023 | +26.42% |
| 2022 | −41.02% |
| 2021 | +19.31% |
| 2020 | −41.66% |
| 2019 | +24.69% |
| 2018 | −7.61% |
| 2017 | +11.94% |
| 2016 | +26.36% |
| 2015 | −8.70% |
| 2014 | +24.09% |
| 2013 | +4.57% |
| 2012 | +32.54% |
| 2011 | −8.29% |
| 2010 | +22.83% |
| 2009 | +40.18% |
| 2008 | −26.82% |
| 2007 | +21.67% |
| 2006 | +35.64% |
| 2005 | −33.63% |
| 2004 | −2.74% |
| 2003 | +27.60% |
| 2002 | +7.27% |
| 2001 | +97.05% |
| 2000 | +15.26% |
| 1999 | +11.81% |
| 1998 | −53.38% |
| 1997 | +21.27% |
| 1996 | +1.30% |
| 1995 | −11.72% |
| 1994 | −18.83% |
| 1993 | −11.24% |
| 1992 | +0.39% |
| 1991 | +13.99% |
| 1990 | −11.76% |
| 1989 | −17.23% |
| 1988 | −10.04% |
