All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFFVX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFFVX returned +11.41% over the past year and +8.51% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Aug. 18, 2010, VFFVX is up +287.13% in real purchasing-power return, or +8.75%/yr, and is currently −2.18% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026
| Wed 2010-08-18💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFFVX × |
+287.13%
+8.75%/yr |
+7.59%/yr
R2=0.954 |
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| Wed 2010-08-18💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFFVX × |
$10,000.00
2010-08-18 |
$38,713.46
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFFVX × | +8.51% | +11.41% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFFVX × |
−2.18%
on 2026-10-07 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−31.40%
on 2020-03-23 from 2020-02-12 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFFVX × | +11.41% |
+27.60% +12.96%/yr |
+59.50% +16.84%/yr |
+44.21% +7.60%/yr |
+134.80% +8.91%/yr |
| Year | VFFVX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.51% |
| 2025 | +18.28% |
| 2024 | +11.49% |
| 2023 | +16.28% |
| 2022 | −22.42% |
| 2021 | +18.14% |
| 2020 | +15.01% |
| 2019 | +22.19% |
| 2018 | −9.61% |
| 2017 | +18.87% |
| 2016 | +6.66% |
| 2015 | −2.37% |
| 2014 | +6.41% |
| 2013 | +22.51% |
| 2012 | +13.66% |
| 2011 | −5.01% |
| 2010 | +14.69% |
