All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VWESX total return snapshot: VWESX returned −0.10% over the past year and −3.29% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, VWESX is up +1,234.69% in nominal total return, or +6.65%/yr, and is currently −21.50% below its total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.
Data ending Tue Aug. 18, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
+1,234.69%
+6.65%/yr |
+7.29%/yr
R2=0.964 |
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| Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Tue 2026-08-18 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$133,469.09
2026-08-18 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × | −3.29% | −0.10% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
−21.50%
on 2026-08-18 from 2020-08-06 peak |
−35.84%
on 2022-10-24 from 2020-08-06 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-18 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWESX × | −0.10% |
−1.19% −0.59%/yr |
+11.14% +3.58%/yr |
−18.46% −4.00%/yr |
+9.36% +0.90%/yr |
| Year | VWESX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.29% |
| 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 | +18.20% |
| 2013 | −5.83% |
| 2012 | +11.68% |
| 2011 | +17.24% |
| 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 | +9.60% |
| 2000 | +11.82% |
| 1999 | −4.34% |
| 1998 | +10.29% |
| 1997 | +13.82% |
| 1996 | +1.21% |
| 1995 | +26.48% |
| 1994 | −2.82% |
| 1993 | +14.53% |
| 1992 | +10.99% |
| 1991 | +21.01% |
| 1990 | +6.23% |
| 1989 | +15.28% |
| 1988 | +9.84% |
| 1987 | −1.12% |
| 1986 | +8.64% |
