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 +6.42% over the past year and +5.20% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 7, 2006, VFIFX is up +227.49% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.99%/yr, and is currently −5.05% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Tue Nov. 3, 2026
| Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Tue 2026-11-03 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × |
+227.49%
+5.99%/yr |
+6.41%/yr
R2=0.893 |
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| Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Tue 2026-11-03 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × |
$10,000.00
2006-06-07 |
$32,748.81
2026-11-03 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × | +5.20% | +6.42% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × |
−5.05%
on 2026-11-03 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−52.53%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-11-03 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFIFX × | +6.42% |
+25.08% +11.84%/yr |
+52.39% +15.08%/yr |
+23.76% +4.36%/yr |
+114.78% +7.94%/yr |
| Year | VFIFX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +5.20% |
| 2025 | +18.26% |
| 2024 | +11.41% |
| 2023 | +16.28% |
| 2022 | −22.49% |
| 2021 | +8.76% |
| 2020 | +14.83% |
| 2019 | +22.19% |
| 2018 | −9.61% |
| 2017 | +18.89% |
| 2016 | +6.63% |
| 2015 | −2.27% |
| 2014 | +6.37% |
| 2013 | +22.51% |
| 2012 | +13.59% |
| 2011 | −5.33% |
| 2010 | +13.64% |
| 2009 | +24.91% |
| 2008 | −34.63% |
| 2007 | +3.25% |
| 2006 | +14.25% |
