All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

VTWAX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

VTWAX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VTWAX returned +12.98% over the past year and +10.06% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 2019, VTWAX is up +97.48% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.28%/yr, and is currently −1.87% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTWAX × 		+97.48%
+9.28%/yr 		+7.32%/yr
R2=0.678
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTWAX × 		$10,000.00
2019-02-07 		$19,747.99
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
VTWAX × 		+10.06% +12.98%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTWAX × 		−1.87%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−34.24%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-01-17 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTWAX × 		+12.98% +29.88%
+13.96%/yr 		+65.53%
+18.29%/yr 		+39.70%
+6.92%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year VTWAX
2026 (YTD) +10.06%
2025 +19.25%
2024 +13.18%
2023 +17.91%
2022 −23.00%
2021 +10.40%
2020 +15.10%
2019 +15.25%