Performance analysis of VFL (abrdn National Municipal Income Fund)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, VFL has had an average annual return of +5.87%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, VFL has had an average annual return of -0.97%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, VFL has had an average annual return of +1.61%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, VFL has had an average annual return of +4.73%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +1.97% | +7.64% | +4.47% | +3.05% | -23.10% | +12.13% | +3.72% | +17.56% | -5.75% | +5.52% | +6.50% | +5.36% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +18.94% | -12.07% | +13.32% | +11.54% | +2.63% | +35.37% | -19.35% | -10.96% | -3.95% | +1.60% | +14.67% | +12.74% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| +13.20% | +14.20% | +16.96% | -2.03% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.03% | +1.31% | -3.83% | +2.10% | +1.89% | -0.42% | +1.97% | ||||||
| 2025 | +2.27% | +5.34% | -5.74% | -2.25% | -0.71% | -0.31% | -1.08% | +1.53% | +7.40% | -0.20% | -0.58% | +2.38% | +7.64% |
| 2024 | -0.16% | +1.51% | +1.24% | -3.71% | +0.85% | +6.37% | +0.33% | +3.84% | +2.84% | -3.49% | +2.06% | -6.60% | +4.47% |
| 2023 | +7.09% | -4.76% | +2.16% | -2.01% | -2.93% | +0.13% | +0.52% | -5.58% | -8.72% | -6.13% | +18.55% | +7.70% | +3.05% |
| 2022 | -6.92% | +0.80% | -3.53% | -6.85% | +2.63% | -5.36% | +11.40% | -2.68% | -10.16% | -4.13% | +10.87% | -9.29% | -23.10% |
| 2021 | +2.22% | -2.82% | +1.25% | +2.99% | +2.69% | +2.82% | +1.85% | +0.25% | -1.39% | -2.77% | +3.19% | +1.50% | +12.13% |
| 2020 | +4.23% | -1.15% | -9.70% | -7.11% | +6.22% | +2.44% | +5.34% | -1.65% | -1.71% | -0.82% | +5.39% | +3.62% | +3.72% |
| 2019 | +4.03% | +0.82% | +2.83% | +2.05% | +3.10% | +0.08% | +3.95% | +2.92% | -3.83% | -1.39% | -0.13% | +2.17% | +17.56% |
| 2018 | -2.66% | -0.62% | -0.47% | -0.95% | +1.12% | -0.32% | +0.56% | +0.08% | -2.10% | -1.24% | +0.76% | -0% | -5.75% |
| 2017 | +0.84% | -0.80% | -0.45% | +0.77% | +4.62% | -1.03% | +2.32% | +0.19% | -0.04% | -0.83% | -0.29% | +0.22% | +5.52% |
Drawdown analysis of VFL (abrdn National Municipal Income Fund)
The maximum drawdown for the VFL was -45.26%, occurring on Dec 4, 2008. Recovery took 706 trading sessions.
The current VFL drawdown is -9.52%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 VFL has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 9 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -45.26% | Mar 7, 2006 | 693 | Dec 4, 2008 | 706 | Sep 23, 2011 | 1399 |
| -39.04% | Dec 22, 2021 | 462 | Oct 25, 2023 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -29.96% | Mar 4, 2020 | 10 | Mar 18, 2020 | 213 | Jan 21, 2021 | 223 |
| -22.70% | Dec 6, 2012 | 191 | Sep 11, 2013 | 339 | Jan 15, 2015 | 530 |
| -16.40% | Feb 4, 2004 | 68 | May 12, 2004 | 114 | Oct 25, 2004 | 182 |
| -14.76% | Jul 9, 2003 | 26 | Aug 14, 2003 | 87 | Dec 17, 2003 | 113 |
| -14.66% | Jan 5, 2005 | 53 | Mar 23, 2005 | 52 | Jun 7, 2005 | 105 |
| -13.51% | Jul 8, 2016 | 103 | Dec 2, 2016 | 611 | May 10, 2019 | 714 |
| -13.37% | Sep 2, 2005 | 54 | Nov 18, 2005 | 72 | Mar 7, 2006 | 126 |
| -8.91% | Sep 9, 2002 | 35 | Oct 28, 2002 | 126 | Apr 30, 2003 | 161 |
| -8.00% | Aug 20, 2019 | 18 | Sep 16, 2019 | 106 | Feb 18, 2020 | 124 |
| -6.54% | Nov 2, 1999 | 54 | Jan 20, 2000 | 106 | Jun 21, 2000 | 160 |
| -6.07% | Sep 28, 2011 | 9 | Oct 11, 2011 | 64 | Jan 12, 2012 | 73 |
| -5.48% | Feb 2, 2015 | 115 | Jul 17, 2015 | 72 | Oct 28, 2015 | 187 |
| -5.44% | Jun 7, 2005 | 18 | Jul 1, 2005 | 35 | Aug 22, 2005 | 53 |
| -5.28% | Aug 19, 2021 | 49 | Oct 28, 2021 | 38 | Dec 22, 2021 | 87 |
| -4.94% | Feb 11, 2021 | 15 | Mar 5, 2021 | 31 | Apr 20, 2021 | 46 |
| -4.86% | Nov 5, 2001 | 21 | Dec 5, 2001 | 59 | Mar 4, 2002 | 80 |
| -4.68% | Feb 15, 2001 | 18 | Mar 14, 2001 | 40 | May 10, 2001 | 58 |
| -4.06% | Mar 13, 2012 | 3 | Mar 16, 2012 | 17 | Apr 11, 2012 | 20 |
| -3.95% | Mar 7, 2002 | 13 | Mar 26, 2002 | 7 | Apr 5, 2002 | 20 |
| -3.57% | Oct 2, 2001 | 7 | Oct 11, 2001 | 14 | Oct 31, 2001 | 21 |
| -3.52% | Jul 18, 2000 | 65 | Oct 18, 2000 | 12 | Nov 3, 2000 | 77 |
| -2.90% | Aug 24, 2001 | 15 | Sep 21, 2001 | 5 | Sep 28, 2001 | 20 |
| -2.77% | Nov 4, 2004 | 3 | Nov 9, 2004 | 23 | Dec 13, 2004 | 26 |