All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFIFX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFIFX returned +12.37% over the past year and +8.54% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 7, 2006, VFIFX is up +286.73% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.89%/yr, and is currently −2.04% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 23, 2026
| Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × |
+286.73%
+6.89%/yr |
+7.16%/yr
R2=0.913 |
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| Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Wed 2026-09-23 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × |
$10,000.00
2006-06-07 |
$38,672.74
2026-09-23 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × | +8.54% | +12.37% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × |
−2.04%
on 2026-09-23 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−52.53%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-23 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × | +12.37% |
+27.81% +13.05%/yr |
+57.53% +16.35%/yr |
+45.82% +7.84%/yr |
+140.96% +9.19%/yr |
| Year | VFIFX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +8.54% |
| 2025 | +18.26% |
| 2024 | +11.44% |
| 2023 | +16.28% |
| 2022 | −22.30% |
| 2021 | +21.70% |
| 2020 | +15.08% |
| 2019 | +22.19% |
| 2018 | −9.53% |
| 2017 | +18.92% |
| 2016 | +6.75% |
| 2015 | −1.97% |
| 2014 | +6.39% |
| 2013 | +22.51% |
| 2012 | +13.63% |
| 2011 | −5.29% |
| 2010 | +14.95% |
| 2009 | +24.92% |
| 2008 | −34.64% |
| 2007 | +3.25% |
| 2006 | +14.25% |
