All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VWENX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VWENX returned +6.45% over the past year and +3.18% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 14, 2001, VWENX is up +311.99% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.73%/yr, and is currently −1.38% below its real total-return high on Aug. 7, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026
| Mon 2001-05-14💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWENX × |
+311.99%
+5.73%/yr |
+6.09%/yr
R2=0.960 |
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| Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-05-14💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWENX × |
$10,000.00
2001-05-14 |
$41,199.32
2026-10-15 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWENX × | +3.18% | +6.45% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWENX × |
−1.38%
on 2026-10-15 from 2026-08-07 peak |
−37.14%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-09 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWENX × | +6.45% |
+17.76% +8.52%/yr |
+42.44% +12.52%/yr |
+20.37% +3.78%/yr |
+88.60% +6.55%/yr |
| Year | VWENX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +3.18% |
| 2025 | +13.60% |
| 2024 | +11.60% |
| 2023 | +10.69% |
| 2022 | −19.51% |
| 2021 | +11.26% |
| 2020 | +9.17% |
| 2019 | +19.87% |
| 2018 | −5.16% |
| 2017 | +12.44% |
| 2016 | +8.84% |
| 2015 | −0.60% |
| 2014 | +9.09% |
| 2013 | +18.01% |
| 2012 | +10.74% |
| 2011 | +0.97% |
| 2010 | +9.40% |
| 2009 | +19.15% |
| 2008 | −22.31% |
| 2007 | +4.18% |
| 2006 | +12.27% |
| 2005 | +3.44% |
| 2004 | +9.35% |
| 2003 | +18.63% |
| 2002 | −8.96% |
| 2001 | +1.04% |
