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

Total Real Returns

VWESX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-04-17 YTD
Return
TR
Price
VWESX
×
+0.74%
2026-04-17
13.9 TR
2026-04-17
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-04-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+1,290.10%
+6.81%/yr
+7.35%/yr
(R2=0.966)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-04-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$139,010.19
2026-04-17
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2026 (YTD) +0.74%
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 +17.25%
2010 +10.78%
2009 +8.81%
2008 +2.33%
2007 +3.79%
2006 +2.90%
2005 +5.18%
2004 +9.00%
2003 +6.31%
2002 +13.29%
2001 +9.61%
2000 +11.83%
1999 −4.34%
1998 +10.29%
1997 +13.83%
1996 +1.21%
1995 +26.49%
1994 −2.82%
1993 +14.52%
1992 +10.99%
1991 +21.00%
1990 +6.23%
1989 +15.28%
1988 +9.82%
1987 −1.12%
1986 +8.64%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-04-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−18.23% −35.84%
2022-10-24
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