All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
PFFA real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, PFFA returned +3.68% over the past year and +0.81% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 16, 2018, PFFA is up +37.02% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.89%/yr, and is currently â1.48% below its real total-return high on Feb. 19, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Wed 2018-05-16đŹ to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFFA × |
+37.02%
+3.89%/yr |
+3.46%/yr
R2=0.315 |
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| Wed 2018-05-16đŹ to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| PFFA × |
$10,000.00
2018-05-16 |
$13,701.80
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| PFFA × | +0.81% | +3.68% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| PFFA × |
â1.48%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-02-19 peak |
â70.51%
on 2020-03-18 from 2020-02-18 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFFA × | +3.68% |
+11.57% +5.62%/yr |
+31.19% +9.47%/yr |
+9.19% +1.77%/yr |
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| Year | PFFA |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.81% |
| 2025 | +5.42% |
| 2024 | +12.86% |
| 2023 | +22.36% |
| 2022 | â25.72% |
| 2021 | +15.41% |
| 2020 | â9.11% |
| 2019 | +29.05% |
| 2018 | â7.16% |