VFSTX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+2.14% 2025-11-06	2.134 TRR 2025-11-06
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+113.44% +1.94%/yr	+2.05%/yr (R2=0.811)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$21,344.44 2025-11-06
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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX
2025 (YTD)	+2.14%
2024	+2.08%
2023	+2.60%
2022	−11.57%
2021	−6.95%
2020	+3.74%
2019	+3.41%
2018	−1.07%
2017	−0.09%
2016	+0.72%
2015	+0.27%
2014	+1.00%
2013	−0.45%
2012	+2.69%
2011	−1.01%
2010	+3.71%
2009	+11.04%
2008	−4.80%
2007	+1.73%
2006	+2.44%
2005	−1.17%
2004	−1.09%
2003	+2.14%
2002	+2.67%
2001	+6.55%
2000	+4.67%
1999	+0.63%
1998	+4.94%
1997	+5.20%
1996	+1.47%
1995	+9.97%
1994	−2.09%
1993	+4.50%
1992	+4.67%
1991	+9.77%
1990	+3.02%
1989	+6.59%
1988	+2.51%
1987	−1.64%
1986	+5.12%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−11.98%	−20.19% 2022-10-20
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