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 +5.20% over the past year and +2.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 30, 2004, VFH is up +149.76% in real purchasing-power return, or +4.10%/yr, and is currently −2.10% below its real total-return high on Sep. 3, 2026.
Data ending Thu Nov. 12, 2026
| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-11-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFH × |
+149.76%
+4.10%/yr |
+4.86%/yr
R2=0.518 |
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| Fri 2004-01-30💬 to Thu 2026-11-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFH × |
$10,000.00
2004-01-30 |
$24,976.09
2026-11-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFH × | +2.44% | +5.20% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFH × |
−2.10%
on 2026-11-12 from 2026-09-03 peak |
−79.50%
on 2009-03-06 from 2007-02-20 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-11-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFH × | +5.20% |
+11.23% +5.46%/yr |
+65.18% +18.21%/yr |
+27.53% +4.98%/yr |
+124.47% +8.42%/yr |
| Year | VFH |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +2.44% |
| 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% |
