All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFICX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFICX returned −0.73% over the past year and −3.56% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 22, 1993, VFICX is up +116.01% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.38%/yr, and is currently −19.05% below its real total-return high on Dec. 31, 2020.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Mon 1993-11-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFICX × |
+116.01%
+2.38%/yr |
+2.78%/yr
R2=0.849 |
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| Mon 1993-11-22💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFICX × |
$10,000.00
1993-11-22 |
$21,600.71
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFICX × | −3.56% | −0.73% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFICX × |
−19.05%
on 2026-08-14 from 2020-12-31 peak |
−29.72%
on 2022-10-20 from 2020-12-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFICX × | −0.73% |
+1.73% +0.86%/yr |
+9.73% +3.14%/yr |
−14.99% −3.20%/yr |
−8.26% −0.86%/yr |
| Year | VFICX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.56% |
| 2025 | +6.71% |
| 2024 | +0.33% |
| 2023 | +5.02% |
| 2022 | −19.09% |
| 2021 | −7.72% |
| 2020 | +8.85% |
| 2019 | +7.94% |
| 2018 | −2.42% |
| 2017 | +2.02% |
| 2016 | +1.72% |
| 2015 | +0.80% |
| 2014 | +5.04% |
| 2013 | −2.82% |
| 2012 | +7.29% |
| 2011 | +4.33% |
| 2010 | +8.99% |
| 2009 | +14.67% |
| 2008 | −6.21% |
| 2007 | +2.00% |
| 2006 | +1.90% |
| 2005 | −1.38% |
| 2004 | +1.48% |
| 2003 | +4.36% |
| 2002 | +7.54% |
| 2001 | +7.86% |
| 2000 | +7.10% |
| 1999 | −2.95% |
| 1998 | +6.64% |
| 1997 | +7.17% |
| 1996 | −0.68% |
| 1995 | +18.47% |
| 1994 | −6.66% |
| 1993 | +1.10% |
