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

Total Real Returns

VWINX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VWINX total return snapshot: VWINX returned +8.62% over the past year and +4.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 26, 1979, VWINX is up +6,241.64% in nominal total return, or +9.31%/yr, and is currently −0.30% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VWINX × 		+6,241.64%
+9.31%/yr 		+8.99%/yr
R2=0.971
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1979-12-26💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
VWINX × 		$10,000.00
1979-12-26 		$634,164.05
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
VWINX × 		+4.87% +8.62%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VWINX × 		−0.30%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−21.72%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-29 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VWINX × 		+8.62% +17.04%
+8.18%/yr 		+29.38%
+8.96%/yr 		+21.17%
+3.92%/yr 		+74.45%
+5.72%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VWINX
2026 (YTD) +4.87%
2025 +10.98%
2024 +5.86%
2023 +7.05%
2022 −9.09%
2021 +8.48%
2020 +8.44%
2019 +16.39%
2018 −2.54%
2017 +10.16%
2016 +8.09%
2015 +1.29%
2014 +8.08%
2013 +9.19%
2012 +10.06%
2011 +9.64%
2010 +10.66%
2009 +16.07%
2008 −9.78%
2007 +5.65%
2006 +11.24%
2005 +1.67%
2004 +7.57%
2003 +9.66%
2002 +4.63%
2001 +7.36%
2000 +16.37%
1999 −2.30%
1998 +12.20%
1997 +20.17%
1996 +9.42%
1995 +28.90%
1994 −4.43%
1993 +14.70%
1992 +11.02%
1991 +21.51%
1990 +3.31%
1989 +19.17%
1988 +13.62%
1987 −4.42%
1986 +15.11%
1985 +26.63%
1984 +16.65%
1983 +18.60%
1982 +23.31%
1981 +8.62%
1980 +11.93%
1979 −2.66%