All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFH real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFH returned +5.47% over the past year and +0.25% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VFH is up +144.42% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.01%/yr, and is currently −4.19% below its real total-return high on Sep. 3, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 22, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-10-22 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFH × |
+144.42%
+4.01%/yr |
+4.85%/yr
R2=0.514 |
||||
| Vanguard Financials Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-10-22 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFH × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$24,442.38
2026-10-22 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFH × | +0.25% | +5.47% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFH × |
−4.19%
on 2026-10-22 from 2026-09-03 peak |
−79.50%
on 2009-03-06 from 2007-02-20 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-22 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFH × | +5.47% |
+16.09% +7.75%/yr |
+70.14% +19.38%/yr |
+23.78% +4.36%/yr |
+141.49% +9.22%/yr |
| Year | VFH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.25% |
| 2025 | +11.92% |
| 2024 | +26.78% |
| 2023 | +10.47% |
| 2022 | −17.64% |
| 2021 | +26.33% |
| 2020 | −3.28% |
| 2019 | +28.63% |
| 2018 | −15.14% |
| 2017 | +17.51% |
| 2016 | +22.33% |
| 2015 | −1.29% |
| 2014 | +13.24% |
| 2013 | +30.87% |
| 2012 | +24.07% |
| 2011 | −16.77% |
| 2010 | +13.12% |
| 2009 | +11.31% |
| 2008 | −48.94% |
| 2007 | −20.85% |
| 2006 | +16.51% |
| 2005 | +2.55% |
| 2004 | +7.25% |
