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

Total Real Returns

VWIAX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VWIAX total return snapshot: VWIAX returned +10.28% over the past year and +2.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 14, 2001, VWIAX is up +399.28% in nominal total return, or +6.62%/yr, and is currently −0.95% below its total-return high on Jun. 2, 2026.

Mon 2001-05-14💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
VWIAX × 		+2.61%
2026-06-08 		+10.28%
2026-06-08
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 2001-05-14💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VWIAX × 		+399.28%
+6.62%/yr 		+6.84%/yr
(R2=0.985)
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-05-14💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Start
Value 		End
Value
VWIAX × 		$10,000.00
2001-05-14 		$49,928.29
2026-06-08
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWIAX
2026 (YTD) +2.61%
2025 +11.09%
2024 +5.92%
2023 +7.13%
2022 −9.04%
2021 +8.55%
2020 +8.52%
2019 +16.47%
2018 −2.49%
2017 +10.26%
2016 +8.16%
2015 +1.36%
2014 +8.16%
2013 +9.28%
2012 +10.10%
2011 +9.76%
2010 +10.72%
2009 +16.18%
2008 −9.73%
2007 +5.75%
2006 +11.58%
2005 +3.55%
2004 +9.58%
2003 +9.78%
2002 +4.70%
2001 +2.79%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-05-14💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VWIAX × 		−0.95%
from 2026-06-02 peak 		−21.64%
2009-03-09
from 2007-10-29 peak
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-06-08 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
VWIAX × 		+10.28% +18.63%
+8.92%/yr 		+27.70%
+8.49%/yr 		+21.49%
+3.97%/yr 		+76.17%
+5.83%/yr
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund