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Total Real Returns

VWESX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-02-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+0.30%
2026-02-06
6.147 TRR
2026-02-06
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-02-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+514.71%
+4.68%/yr
+5.49%/yr
(R2=0.946)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-02-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$61,470.82
2026-02-06
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2026 (YTD) +0.30%
2025 +4.43%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.76%
2022 −30.11%
2021 −6.74%
2020 +18.26%
2019 +19.36%
2018 −7.38%
2017 +11.41%
2016 +7.61%
2015 −1.17%
2014 +19.03%
2013 −6.36%
2012 +10.97%
2011 +14.79%
2010 +9.16%
2009 +5.91%
2008 +2.24%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.39%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.55%
2003 +4.34%
2002 +10.68%
2001 +7.94%
2000 +8.15%
1999 −6.26%
1998 +11.02%
1997 +12.83%
1996 −0.27%
1995 +23.36%
1994 −4.56%
1993 +14.69%
1992 +9.74%
1991 +17.43%
1990 +0.14%
1989 +10.14%
1988 +5.21%
1987 −5.31%
1986 +6.87%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2026-02-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−31.77% −42.48%
2023-10-19
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