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 +19.48% over the past year and +11.60% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 2019, VTWAX is up +100.25% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.61%/yr, and is currently −0.51% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Thu Sep. 3, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTWAX × 		+100.25%
+9.61%/yr 		+7.18%/yr
R2=0.665
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Thu 2026-09-03 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTWAX × 		$10,000.00
2019-02-07 		$20,024.95
2026-09-03

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-03

  YTD YoY
VTWAX × 		+11.60% +19.48%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTWAX × 		−0.51%
on 2026-09-03
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−34.24%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-01-17 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-09-03 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTWAX × 		+19.48% +36.87%
+16.99%/yr 		+60.21%
+17.01%/yr 		+35.64%
+6.29%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year VTWAX
2026 (YTD) +11.60%
2025 +19.25%
2024 +13.18%
2023 +17.91%
2022 −23.00%
2021 +10.40%
2020 +15.10%
2019 +15.25%