All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VWSTX total return snapshot: VWSTX returned +2.54% over the past year and +1.53% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, VWSTX is up +225.54% in nominal total return, or +2.97%/yr, and is currently −0.13% below its total-return high on Aug. 28, 2026.
Data ending Fri Sep. 4, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWSTX × |
+225.54%
+2.97%/yr |
+2.70%/yr
R2=0.926 |
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| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-09-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWSTX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$32,553.64
2026-09-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWSTX × | +1.53% | +2.54% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWSTX × |
−0.13%
on 2026-09-04 from 2026-08-28 peak |
−3.08%
on 2020-03-20 from 2020-03-09 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWSTX × | +2.54% |
+6.29% +3.10%/yr |
+11.16% +3.59%/yr |
+12.05% +2.30%/yr |
+19.70% +1.81%/yr |
| Year | VWSTX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +1.53% |
| 2025 | +3.96% |
| 2024 | +3.13% |
| 2023 | +3.86% |
| 2022 | −0.81% |
| 2021 | +0.18% |
| 2020 | +1.82% |
| 2019 | +2.38% |
| 2018 | +1.59% |
| 2017 | +0.99% |
| 2016 | +0.36% |
| 2015 | +0.45% |
| 2014 | +0.64% |
| 2013 | +0.47% |
| 2012 | +1.00% |
| 2011 | +1.61% |
| 2010 | +0.83% |
| 2009 | +3.08% |
| 2008 | +3.75% |
| 2007 | +4.21% |
| 2006 | +3.01% |
| 2005 | +1.66% |
| 2004 | +1.12% |
| 2003 | +1.63% |
| 2002 | +3.59% |
| 2001 | +4.78% |
| 2000 | +4.93% |
| 1999 | +2.34% |
| 1998 | +4.34% |
| 1997 | +4.10% |
| 1996 | +3.69% |
| 1995 | +6.00% |
| 1994 | +1.65% |
| 1993 | +3.91% |
| 1992 | +4.76% |
| 1991 | +7.27% |
| 1990 | +6.68% |
| 1989 | +7.05% |
| 1988 | +5.65% |
| 1987 | +3.42% |
| 1986 | +3.92% |
