All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFITX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFITX returned −4.70% over the past year and −5.95% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 5, 1991, VFITX is up +91.08% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.88%/yr, and is currently −25.71% below its real total-return high on May 29, 2020.
Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026
| Thu 1991-12-05💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFITX × |
+91.08%
+1.88%/yr |
+2.21%/yr
R2=0.724 |
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| Thu 1991-12-05💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFITX × |
$10,000.00
1991-12-05 |
$19,107.87
2026-09-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFITX × | −5.95% | −4.70% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFITX × |
−25.71%
on 2026-09-18 from 2020-05-29 peak |
−28.82%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-05-29 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFITX × | −4.70% |
−4.66% −2.36%/yr |
+1.59% +0.53%/yr |
−20.10% −4.39%/yr |
−20.36% −2.25%/yr |
| Year | VFITX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.95% |
| 2025 | +4.76% |
| 2024 | −1.45% |
| 2023 | +0.70% |
| 2022 | −15.87% |
| 2021 | −8.69% |
| 2020 | +6.75% |
| 2019 | +3.93% |
| 2018 | −0.88% |
| 2017 | −0.51% |
| 2016 | −0.86% |
| 2015 | +0.78% |
| 2014 | +3.54% |
| 2013 | −4.51% |
| 2012 | +0.94% |
| 2011 | +6.64% |
| 2010 | +5.80% |
| 2009 | −4.27% |
| 2008 | +13.25% |
| 2007 | +5.69% |
| 2006 | +0.62% |
| 2005 | −1.05% |
| 2004 | +0.16% |
| 2003 | +0.52% |
| 2002 | +11.52% |
| 2001 | +5.97% |
| 2000 | +10.34% |
| 1999 | −5.99% |
| 1998 | +8.89% |
| 1997 | +7.17% |
| 1996 | −1.31% |
| 1995 | +17.52% |
| 1994 | −3.41% |
| 1993 | +4.44% |
| 1992 | +4.62% |
| 1991 | +2.77% |
