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 +13.27% over the past year and +9.24% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 7, 2019, VTWAX is up +96.01% in real purchasing-power return, or +9.24%/yr, and is currently −2.60% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Sep. 18, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VTWAX × 		+96.01%
+9.24%/yr 		+7.23%/yr
R2=0.670
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 2019-02-07💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Start
Value 		End
Value
VTWAX × 		$10,000.00
2019-02-07 		$19,600.59
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
VTWAX × 		+9.24% +13.27%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VTWAX × 		−2.60%
on 2026-09-18
from 2026-08-13 peak 		−34.24%
on 2020-03-23
from 2020-01-17 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VTWAX × 		+13.27% +32.39%
+15.06%/yr 		+58.96%
+16.71%/yr 		+36.04%
+6.35%/yr 		—

Annual Returns

Year VTWAX
2026 (YTD) +9.24%
2025 +19.25%
2024 +13.18%
2023 +17.91%
2022 −23.00%
2021 +10.40%
2020 +15.10%
2019 +15.25%