VWELX,VGSTX,VWINX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Wed 1985-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-18	YTD Return	1 Year Return
VWELX ×	+1.87% 2026-05-18	+14.78% 2026-05-18
Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VGSTX ×	+0.56% 2026-05-18	+11.16% 2026-05-18
Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund
VWINX ×	−0.81% 2026-05-18	+6.15% 2026-05-18
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Mutual Fund

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Returns

Wed 1985-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-18	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWELX ×	+2,312.33% +8.07%/yr	+7.72%/yr (R2=0.968)
Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VGSTX ×	+1,124.96% +6.30%/yr	+6.11%/yr (R2=0.962)
Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund
VWINX ×	+792.79% +5.48%/yr	+5.51%/yr (R2=0.963)
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Mutual Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1985-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-18	Start Value	End Value
VWELX ×	$10,000.00 1985-05-15	$241,232.89 2026-05-18
Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VGSTX ×	$10,000.00 1985-05-15	$122,495.88 2026-05-18
Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund
VWINX ×	$10,000.00 1985-05-15	$89,279.10 2026-05-18
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Mutual Fund

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Annual Returns

Year	VWELX	VGSTX	VWINX
2026 (YTD)	+1.87%	+0.56%	−0.81%
2025	+13.51%	+12.87%	+8.09%
2024	+11.52%	+5.99%	+2.89%
2023	+10.59%	+13.35%	+3.58%
2022	−19.56%	−23.03%	−14.61%
2021	+11.17%	+2.44%	+1.35%
2020	+9.08%	+19.81%	+6.98%
2019	+19.78%	+19.48%	+13.79%
2018	−5.24%	−7.10%	−4.36%
2017	+12.35%	+15.89%	+7.88%
2016	+8.77%	+4.38%	+5.89%
2015	−0.18%	−0.85%	+0.55%
2014	+9.01%	+6.55%	+7.27%
2013	+17.92%	+16.07%	+7.58%
2012	+10.64%	+11.84%	+8.18%
2011	+0.87%	−2.12%	+6.48%
2010	+9.30%	+10.34%	+9.03%
2009	+19.00%	+21.57%	+12.99%
2008	−22.37%	−25.09%	−9.86%
2007	+4.08%	+2.40%	+1.49%
2006	+12.14%	+8.84%	+8.50%
2005	+3.28%	+4.84%	−1.70%
2004	+7.67%	+8.09%	+4.18%
2003	+18.52%	+20.44%	+7.64%
2002	−9.07%	−11.96%	+2.19%
2001	+2.59%	−0.98%	+5.73%
2000	+7.25%	+8.04%	+12.55%
1999	+29.55%	+4.54%	−4.85%
1998	+11.42%	+11.21%	+10.42%
1997	+21.17%	+19.21%	+18.16%
1996	+12.38%	+12.48%	+5.91%
1995	+29.63%	+25.48%	+25.71%
1994	−3.06%	−2.90%	−6.91%
1993	+10.35%	+8.27%	+11.63%
1992	+8.85%	+7.54%	+7.89%
1991	+18.44%	+27.86%	+17.90%
1990	−8.42%	−9.20%	−2.64%
1989	+20.39%	+18.89%	+13.87%
1988	+15.35%	+13.78%	+8.83%
1987	−1.06%	−9.35%	−8.48%
1986	+14.56%	+5.76%	+13.87%
1985	+21.18%	+10.08%	+21.99%
1984	+2.39%	—	+12.22%
1983	+15.02%	—	+14.26%
1982	+19.91%	—	+18.78%
1981	−5.46%	—	−0.27%
1980	+8.72%	—	−0.55%
1979	+0.05%	—	−2.83%

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Drawdowns

Wed 1985-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-18	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWELX ×	−1.31% from 2026-05-14 peak	−37.24% 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak
Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VGSTX ×	−1.53% from 2026-02-20 peak	−39.60% 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak
Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund
VWINX ×	−3.61% from 2021-09-02 peak	−22.98% 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-29 peak
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Mutual Fund

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Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-05-18	1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
VWELX ×	+14.78%	+23.21% +10.99%/yr	+38.81% +11.55%/yr	+22.28% +4.11%/yr	+90.53% +6.66%/yr
Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VGSTX ×	+11.16%	+16.72% +8.03%/yr	+30.12% +9.17%/yr	+6.06% +1.18%/yr	+74.16% +5.71%/yr
Vanguard Star Fund Mutual Fund
VWINX ×	+6.15%	+9.97% +4.87%/yr	+16.30% +5.16%/yr	−2.02% −0.41%/yr	+27.90% +2.49%/yr
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Mutual Fund