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 +19.66% over the past year and +12.07% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 2019, VTWAX is up +101.09% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.74%/yr, and is currently −0.10% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTWAX × 		+101.09%
+9.74%/yr 		+7.08%/yr
R2=0.658
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTWAX × 		$10,000.00
2019-02-07 		$20,108.94
2026-08-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-14

  YTD YoY
VTWAX × 		+12.07% +19.66%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTWAX × 		−0.10%
on 2026-08-14
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−34.24%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-01-17 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTWAX × 		+19.66% +39.97%
+18.31%/yr 		+61.27%
+17.27%/yr 		+38.33%
+6.71%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year VTWAX
2026 (YTD) +12.07%
2025 +19.25%
2024 +13.18%
2023 +17.91%
2022 −23.00%
2021 +10.40%
2020 +15.10%
2019 +15.25%