All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

VWAHX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2026-04-29 YTD
Return
TR
Price
VWAHX
×
+1.01%
2026-04-29
16.3 TR
2026-04-29
Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2026-04-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWAHX
×
+1,529.65%
+6.21%/yr
+6.52%/yr
(R2=0.953)
Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2026-04-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VWAHX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$162,965.23
2026-04-29
Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWAHX
2026 (YTD) +1.01%
2025 +3.92%
2024 +3.33%
2023 +8.39%
2022 −11.75%
2021 +3.87%
2020 +5.40%
2019 +9.19%
2018 +1.32%
2017 +7.88%
2016 +0.84%
2015 +4.17%
2014 +11.65%
2013 −3.20%
2012 +9.39%
2011 +11.02%
2010 +2.58%
2009 +20.17%
2008 −10.44%
2007 +1.58%
2006 +5.56%
2005 +4.36%
2004 +5.01%
2003 +6.37%
2002 +7.33%
2001 +5.39%
2000 +10.78%
1999 −2.71%
1998 +6.48%
1997 +9.28%
1996 +4.47%
1995 +20.36%
1994 −3.12%
1993 +12.66%
1992 +9.96%
1991 +16.03%
1990 +7.48%
1989 +12.36%
1988 +13.90%
1987 −1.48%
1986 +15.48%
1985 +21.75%
1984 +9.78%
1983 +10.48%
1982 +36.06%
1981 −8.68%
1980 −11.40%
1979 +0.00%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2026-04-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWAHX
×
−1.23% −22.42%
1981-09-09
Vanguard High-Yield Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund