All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VWESX total return snapshot: VWESX returned −5.91% over the past year and −6.48% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 26, 1979, VWESX is up +2,848.17% in nominal total return, or +7.51%/yr, and is currently −24.09% below its total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.
Data ending Mon Sep. 28, 2026
| Wed 1979-12-26💬 to Mon 2026-09-28 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
+2,848.17%
+7.51%/yr |
+8.05%/yr
R2=0.964 |
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| Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1979-12-26💬 to Mon 2026-09-28 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
$10,000.00
1979-12-26 |
$294,817.33
2026-09-28 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × | −6.48% | −5.91% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
−24.09%
on 2026-09-28 from 2020-08-06 peak |
−35.84%
on 2022-10-24 from 2020-08-06 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-09-28 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWESX × | −5.91% |
−6.57% −3.34%/yr |
+10.56% +3.40%/yr |
−19.57% −4.26%/yr |
+5.87% +0.57%/yr |
| Year | VWESX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.48% |
| 2025 | +7.22% |
| 2024 | −2.75% |
| 2023 | +9.30% |
| 2022 | −25.61% |
| 2021 | −2.37% |
| 2020 | +15.39% |
| 2019 | +20.46% |
| 2018 | −5.93% |
| 2017 | +12.00% |
| 2016 | +7.85% |
| 2015 | −2.16% |
| 2014 | +18.21% |
| 2013 | −5.83% |
| 2012 | +11.68% |
| 2011 | +17.25% |
| 2010 | +10.79% |
| 2009 | +8.80% |
| 2008 | +2.33% |
| 2007 | +3.78% |
| 2006 | +2.91% |
| 2005 | +5.18% |
| 2004 | +9.00% |
| 2003 | +6.31% |
| 2002 | +13.29% |
| 2001 | +9.61% |
| 2000 | +11.82% |
| 1999 | −4.33% |
| 1998 | +10.28% |
| 1997 | +13.83% |
| 1996 | +1.22% |
| 1995 | +26.49% |
| 1994 | −2.83% |
| 1993 | +14.53% |
| 1992 | +11.00% |
| 1991 | +21.00% |
| 1990 | +6.23% |
| 1989 | +15.27% |
| 1988 | +9.83% |
| 1987 | −1.11% |
| 1986 | +14.30% |
| 1985 | +22.16% |
| 1984 | +14.22% |
| 1983 | +6.73% |
| 1982 | +28.64% |
| 1981 | +8.99% |
| 1980 | +4.53% |
| 1979 | −0.51% |
