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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-10-07 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+4.18%
2025-10-07
4.621 TRR
2025-10-07
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-10-07 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+362.13%
+3.96%/yr
+4.81%/yr
(R2=0.928)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-10-07 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$46,213.02
2025-10-07
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) +4.18%
2024 −5.47%
2023 +5.76%
2022 −30.11%
2021 −8.84%
2020 +13.83%
2019 +17.81%
2018 −7.69%
2017 +9.68%
2016 +5.67%
2015 −2.88%
2014 +17.32%
2013 −7.22%
2012 +9.78%
2011 +13.87%
2010 +9.14%
2009 +5.92%
2008 +2.25%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.56%
2003 +4.35%
2002 +10.65%
2001 +7.93%
2000 +8.16%
1999 −6.83%
1998 +8.53%
1997 +11.92%
1996 −2.02%
1995 +23.34%
1994 −5.35%
1993 +11.46%
1992 +7.85%
1991 +17.43%
1990 +0.10%
1989 +10.17%
1988 +5.20%
1987 −5.37%
1986 +6.98%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-10-07 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−35.19% −45.07%
2023-10-19
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