All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-02-21 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+0.63%
2025-02-21
5.445 TRR
2025-02-21
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-02-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+444.55%
+3.82%/yr
+4.80%/yr
(R2=0.926)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-02-21 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$54,454.74
2025-02-21
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) +0.63%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.77%
2022 −30.14%
2021 −10.76%
2020 +9.73%
2019 +16.17%
2018 −8.04%
2017 +8.04%
2016 +3.78%
2015 −4.52%
2014 +15.66%
2013 −8.07%
2012 +8.60%
2011 +12.94%
2010 +9.17%
2009 +5.92%
2008 +2.24%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.68%
2004 +5.56%
2003 +4.34%
2002 +10.66%
2001 +7.95%
2000 +8.14%
1999 −7.41%
1998 +6.15%
1997 +11.02%
1996 −3.74%
1995 +23.36%
1994 −6.15%
1993 +8.40%
1992 +6.01%
1991 +17.39%
1990 +0.11%
1989 +10.20%
1988 +5.16%
1987 −5.30%
1986 +13.07%
1985 +17.64%
1984 +9.94%
1983 +2.80%
1982 +23.84%
1981 +0.08%
1980 −7.10%
1979 −0.64%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-02-21 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−40.64% −47.92%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund