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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+0.19% 2025-04-17	2.002 TRR 2025-04-17
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+100.23% +1.80%/yr	+1.98%/yr (R2=0.809)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$20,023.19 2025-04-17
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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX
2025 (YTD)	+0.19%
2024	+1.97%
2023	+2.64%
2022	−11.56%
2021	−7.30%
2020	+3.70%
2019	+3.38%
2018	−0.97%
2017	−0.09%
2016	+0.53%
2015	+0.27%
2014	+0.81%
2013	−0.89%
2012	+2.27%
2011	−1.34%
2010	+3.61%
2009	+11.05%
2008	−4.84%
2007	+1.79%
2006	+2.42%
2005	−1.17%
2004	−1.11%
2003	+2.16%
2002	+2.67%
2001	+6.56%
2000	+4.67%
1999	+0.63%
1998	+4.93%
1997	+5.21%
1996	+1.46%
1995	+9.97%
1994	−2.08%
1993	+3.54%
1992	+3.09%
1991	+9.78%
1990	+3.01%
1989	+6.58%
1988	+2.52%
1987	−1.64%
1986	+5.12%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−14.02%	−20.49% 2022-10-20
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