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

Total Real Returns

VWESX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

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Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14?
VWESX
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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
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+2,110.84%
+7.06%/yr
+7.60%/yr
(R2=0.958)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14? Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
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$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$221,084.34
2025-05-14
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) −0.63%
2024 −2.75%
2023 +9.30%
2022 −25.61%
2021 −4.46%
2020 +11.16%
2019 +18.87%
2018 −6.25%
2017 +10.29%
2016 +5.93%
2015 −3.83%
2014 +16.53%
2013 −6.69%
2012 +10.48%
2011 +16.30%
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 −4.92%
1998 +7.85%
1997 +12.90%
1996 −0.54%
1995 +26.48%
1994 −3.63%
1993 +11.38%
1992 +9.08%
1991 +21.01%
1990 +6.24%
1989 +15.27%
1988 +9.83%
1987 −1.12%
1986 +14.31%
1985 +22.14%
1984 +14.22%
1983 +6.73%
1982 +28.64%
1981 +9.01%
1980 +4.51%
1979 −0.48%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
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−28.82% −39.13%
2022-10-24
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