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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-09-12	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWESX ×	+5.05% 2025-09-12	4.659 TRR 2025-09-12
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-09-12	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWESX ×	+365.92% +3.99%/yr	+4.82%/yr (R2=0.929)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-09-12	Start Value	End Value
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$46,591.58 2025-09-12
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Annual Returns

Year	VWESX
2025 (YTD)	+5.05%
2024	−5.47%
2023	+5.76%
2022	−30.12%
2021	−8.77%
2020	+13.76%
2019	+17.81%
2018	−7.68%
2017	+9.67%
2016	+5.67%
2015	−2.87%
2014	+17.31%
2013	−7.22%
2012	+9.78%
2011	+13.86%
2010	+9.14%
2009	+5.93%
2008	+2.23%
2007	−0.30%
2006	+0.38%
2005	+1.69%
2004	+5.57%
2003	+4.34%
2002	+10.67%
2001	+7.92%
2000	+8.15%
1999	−6.82%
1998	+8.52%
1997	+11.94%
1996	−2.05%
1995	+23.35%
1994	−5.36%
1993	+11.48%
1992	+7.87%
1991	+17.42%
1990	+0.10%
1989	+10.19%
1988	+5.15%
1987	−5.32%
1986	+6.94%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-09-12	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWESX ×	−34.66%	−45.09% 2023-10-19
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