All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
PFF real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, PFF returned −4.88% over the past year and −4.82% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 30, 2007, PFF is up +21.25% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.99%/yr, and is currently −18.21% below its real total-return high on Sep. 2, 2021.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Fri 2007-03-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFF × |
+21.25%
+0.99%/yr |
+2.62%/yr
R2=0.514 |
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| Fri 2007-03-30💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PFF × |
$10,000.00
2007-03-30 |
$12,125.22
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PFF × | −4.82% | −4.88% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PFF × |
−18.21%
on 2026-10-09 from 2021-09-02 peak |
−66.39%
on 2009-03-06 from 2007-04-03 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFF × | −4.88% |
−6.32% −3.21%/yr |
+11.15% +3.59%/yr |
−16.04% −3.44%/yr |
−5.02% −0.51%/yr |
| Year | PFF |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.82% |
| 2025 | +2.14% |
| 2024 | +4.24% |
| 2023 | +5.68% |
| 2022 | −23.16% |
| 2021 | +0.10% |
| 2020 | +6.44% |
| 2019 | +13.34% |
| 2018 | −6.41% |
| 2017 | +5.86% |
| 2016 | −0.75% |
| 2015 | +3.51% |
| 2014 | +13.24% |
| 2013 | −2.46% |
| 2012 | +16.19% |
| 2011 | −4.84% |
| 2010 | +12.16% |
| 2009 | +34.81% |
| 2008 | −24.00% |
| 2007 | −14.59% |
