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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-03-26	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+0.00% 2025-03-26	2 TRR 2025-03-26
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-03-26	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+99.96% +1.80%/yr	+1.99%/yr (R2=0.810)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-03-26	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$19,996.14 2025-03-26
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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX
2025 (YTD)	+0.00%
2024	+2.07%
2023	+2.61%
2022	−11.59%
2021	−7.28%
2020	+3.78%
2019	+3.37%
2018	−1.05%
2017	−0.09%
2016	+0.53%
2015	+0.35%
2014	+0.71%
2013	−0.88%
2012	+2.35%
2011	−1.34%
2010	+3.61%
2009	+11.01%
2008	−4.81%
2007	+1.69%
2006	+2.49%
2005	−1.17%
2004	−1.08%
2003	+2.13%
2002	+2.67%
2001	+6.55%
2000	+4.68%
1999	+0.62%
1998	+4.95%
1997	+5.20%
1996	+1.47%
1995	+9.98%
1994	−2.11%
1993	+3.56%
1992	+3.08%
1991	+9.77%
1990	+3.00%
1989	+6.60%
1988	+2.50%
1987	−1.61%
1986	+5.11%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-03-26	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−14.16%	−20.50% 2022-10-20
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