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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
−2.40%
2025-05-28
4.329 TRR
2025-05-28
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+332.94%
+3.83%/yr
+4.87%/yr
(R2=0.933)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$43,294.12
2025-05-28
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) −2.40%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.75%
2022 −30.15%
2021 −8.78%
2020 +13.85%
2019 +17.79%
2018 −7.69%
2017 +9.68%
2016 +5.67%
2015 −2.87%
2014 +17.31%
2013 −7.21%
2012 +9.77%
2011 +13.85%
2010 +9.16%
2009 +5.92%
2008 +2.23%
2007 −0.28%
2006 +0.36%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.57%
2003 +4.35%
2002 +10.66%
2001 +7.93%
2000 +8.14%
1999 −6.82%
1998 +8.54%
1997 +11.91%
1996 −2.04%
1995 +23.35%
1994 −5.36%
1993 +11.47%
1992 +7.85%
1991 +17.43%
1990 +0.10%
1989 +10.16%
1988 +5.17%
1987 −5.28%
1986 +6.94%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−39.32% −45.11%
2023-10-19
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