All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VFORX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VFORX returned +13.62% over the past year and +6.92% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jun. 7, 2006, VFORX is up +205.18% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.67%/yr, and is currently −1.44% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Wed Sep. 2, 2026
| Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFORX × |
+205.18%
+5.67%/yr |
+6.03%/yr
R2=0.883 |
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| Wed 2006-06-07💬 to Wed 2026-09-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFORX × |
$10,000.00
2006-06-07 |
$30,517.99
2026-09-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFORX × | +6.92% | +13.62% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFORX × |
−1.44%
on 2026-09-02 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−52.48%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFORX × | +13.62% |
+23.96% +11.34%/yr |
+43.84% +12.88%/yr |
+19.80% +3.68%/yr |
+93.55% +6.83%/yr |
| Year | VFORX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +6.92% |
| 2025 | +15.67% |
| 2024 | +9.70% |
| 2023 | +14.51% |
| 2022 | −22.04% |
| 2021 | +7.02% |
| 2020 | +13.93% |
| 2019 | +21.10% |
| 2018 | −9.05% |
| 2017 | +18.22% |
| 2016 | +6.52% |
| 2015 | −2.28% |
| 2014 | +6.35% |
| 2013 | +22.52% |
| 2012 | +13.57% |
| 2011 | −5.34% |
| 2010 | +13.47% |
| 2009 | +24.92% |
| 2008 | −34.55% |
| 2007 | +3.23% |
| 2006 | +13.65% |
