diff --git a/src/analytics/performance.zig b/src/analytics/performance.zig
index a859c05..619c96e 100644
--- a/src/analytics/performance.zig
+++ b/src/analytics/performance.zig
@@ -146,6 +146,20 @@ pub const TrailingReturns = struct {
     ten_year: ?PerformanceResult = null,
 };
 
+/// Fill gaps in `primary` with results from `fallback`.
+/// Used when adj_close returns (which account for splits + dividends) are the
+/// primary source, but may return null for some periods (e.g. candle history
+/// too short). The fallback — typically dividend-reinvestment with stable-NAV
+/// synthesis — can cover those gaps.
+pub fn withFallback(primary: TrailingReturns, fallback: TrailingReturns) TrailingReturns {
+    return .{
+        .one_year = primary.one_year orelse fallback.one_year,
+        .three_year = primary.three_year orelse fallback.three_year,
+        .five_year = primary.five_year orelse fallback.five_year,
+        .ten_year = primary.ten_year orelse fallback.ten_year,
+    };
+}
+
 /// Trailing returns from exact calendar date N years ago to latest candle date.
 /// Start dates snap forward to the next trading day (e.g., weekend → Monday).
 pub fn trailingReturns(candles: []const Candle) TrailingReturns {
@@ -567,3 +581,40 @@ test "stable-NAV synthesis -- non-$1 fund does not synthesize" {
     const result = totalReturnWithDividends(&candles, &divs, Date.fromYmd(2021, 1, 1), Date.fromYmd(2026, 1, 1));
     try std.testing.expect(result == null);
 }
+
+test "withFallback -- fills null periods from fallback" {
+    const d1 = Date.fromYmd(2020, 1, 1);
+    const d2 = Date.fromYmd(2025, 1, 1);
+
+    const primary: TrailingReturns = .{
+        .one_year = .{ .total_return = 0.10, .annualized_return = 0.10, .from = d1, .to = d2 },
+        .three_year = .{ .total_return = 0.50, .annualized_return = 0.15, .from = d1, .to = d2 },
+        .five_year = null,
+        .ten_year = null,
+    };
+    const fallback: TrailingReturns = .{
+        .one_year = .{ .total_return = 0.08, .annualized_return = 0.08, .from = d1, .to = d2 },
+        .three_year = .{ .total_return = 0.60, .annualized_return = 0.17, .from = d1, .to = d2 },
+        .five_year = .{ .total_return = 0.80, .annualized_return = 0.12, .from = d1, .to = d2 },
+        .ten_year = .{ .total_return = 0.50, .annualized_return = 0.04, .from = d1, .to = d2 },
+    };
+
+    const merged = withFallback(primary, fallback);
+
+    // one_year: primary has data, keeps it (not overwritten by fallback)
+    try std.testing.expectApproxEqAbs(@as(f64, 0.10), merged.one_year.?.annualized_return.?, 0.001);
+    // three_year: primary has data, keeps it
+    try std.testing.expectApproxEqAbs(@as(f64, 0.15), merged.three_year.?.annualized_return.?, 0.001);
+    // five_year: primary null, filled from fallback
+    try std.testing.expectApproxEqAbs(@as(f64, 0.12), merged.five_year.?.annualized_return.?, 0.001);
+    // ten_year: primary null, filled from fallback
+    try std.testing.expectApproxEqAbs(@as(f64, 0.04), merged.ten_year.?.annualized_return.?, 0.001);
+}
+
+test "withFallback -- both null stays null" {
+    const a: TrailingReturns = .{};
+    const b: TrailingReturns = .{};
+    const merged = withFallback(a, b);
+    try std.testing.expect(merged.one_year == null);
+    try std.testing.expect(merged.ten_year == null);
+}
diff --git a/src/service.zig b/src/service.zig
index b15c695..31600ac 100644
--- a/src/service.zig
+++ b/src/service.zig
@@ -596,8 +596,14 @@ pub const DataService = struct {
 
         if (self.getDividends(symbol)) |div_result| {
             divs = div_result.data;
-            asof_total = performance.trailingReturnsWithDividends(c, div_result.data);
-            me_total = performance.trailingReturnsMonthEndWithDividends(c, div_result.data, today);
+            // adj_close returns are the primary total return source (accounts for
+            // splits + dividends). Dividend-reinvestment is only used as a fallback
+            // for periods where adj_close returns null (e.g. candle history too short
+            // for stable-NAV funds like money markets).
+            const asof_div = performance.trailingReturnsWithDividends(c, div_result.data);
+            asof_total = performance.withFallback(asof_price, asof_div);
+            const me_div = performance.trailingReturnsMonthEndWithDividends(c, div_result.data, today);
+            me_total = performance.withFallback(me_price, me_div);
         } else |_| {}
 
         return .{