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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-05	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+2.64% 2025-12-05	2.243 TRR 2025-12-05
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-05	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+124.29% +2.06%/yr	+2.15%/yr (R2=0.821)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-05	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$22,428.51 2025-12-05
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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX
2025 (YTD)	+2.64%
2024	+2.09%
2023	+2.61%
2022	−11.54%
2021	−6.67%
2020	+3.77%
2019	+3.35%
2018	−0.99%
2017	−0.09%
2016	+0.81%
2015	+0.27%
2014	+1.28%
2013	−0.09%
2012	+3.22%
2011	−0.66%
2010	+3.70%
2009	+11.03%
2008	−4.80%
2007	+1.72%
2006	+2.45%
2005	−1.17%
2004	−1.09%
2003	+2.14%
2002	+2.67%
2001	+6.56%
2000	+4.68%
1999	+0.63%
1998	+4.94%
1997	+5.20%
1996	+1.47%
1995	+9.98%
1994	−2.10%
1993	+5.45%
1992	+6.31%
1991	+9.77%
1990	+3.00%
1989	+6.60%
1988	+2.50%
1987	−1.60%
1986	+5.10%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-05	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−11.23%	−19.93% 2022-10-20
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