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Total Real Returns

VWESX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-20 YTD
Return
TR
Price
VWESX
×
−2.19%
2026-03-20
30.84 TR
2026-03-20
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+2,983.61%
+7.70%/yr
+8.13%/yr
(R2=0.966)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$308,360.93
2026-03-20
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2026 (YTD) −2.19%
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 +10.79%
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 −4.34%
1998 +10.29%
1997 +13.83%
1996 +1.21%
1995 +26.48%
1994 −2.82%
1993 +14.53%
1992 +10.99%
1991 +21.00%
1990 +6.23%
1989 +15.28%
1988 +9.83%
1987 −1.12%
1986 +14.30%
1985 +22.14%
1984 +14.23%
1983 +6.73%
1982 +28.67%
1981 +9.00%
1980 +4.49%
1979 −0.50%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−20.61% −35.84%
2022-10-24
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund