All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VXF real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VXF returned +5.89% over the past year and +3.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Jan. 4, 2002, VXF is up +417.45% in real purchasing-power return, or +6.84%/yr, and is currently −11.05% below its real total-return high on Aug. 14, 2026.
Data ending Fri Nov. 6, 2026
| Fri 2002-01-04💬 to Fri 2026-11-06 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VXF × |
+417.45%
+6.84%/yr |
+7.70%/yr
R2=0.912 |
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| Fri 2002-01-04💬 to Fri 2026-11-06 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VXF × |
$10,000.00
2002-01-04 |
$51,745.21
2026-11-06 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VXF × | +3.87% | +5.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VXF × |
−11.05%
on 2026-11-06 from 2026-08-14 peak |
−58.78%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-11-06 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VXF × | +5.89% |
+9.51% +4.65%/yr |
+51.10% +14.75%/yr |
−1.60% −0.32%/yr |
+113.14% +7.86%/yr |
| Year | VXF |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.87% |
| 2025 | +8.50% |
| 2024 | +13.62% |
| 2023 | +21.44% |
| 2022 | −30.98% |
| 2021 | +4.93% |
| 2020 | +30.67% |
| 2019 | +25.10% |
| 2018 | −11.04% |
| 2017 | +15.62% |
| 2016 | +13.84% |
| 2015 | −3.97% |
| 2014 | +6.76% |
| 2013 | +36.23% |
| 2012 | +16.60% |
| 2011 | −6.42% |
| 2010 | +25.73% |
| 2009 | +34.24% |
| 2008 | −38.75% |
| 2007 | +0.37% |
| 2006 | +11.49% |
| 2005 | +6.79% |
| 2004 | +14.78% |
| 2003 | +41.14% |
| 2002 | −21.27% |
