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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-05-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
−1.92%
2025-05-08
3.299 TRR
2025-05-08
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-05-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+229.92%
+3.11%/yr
+4.17%/yr
(R2=0.901)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-05-08 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$32,991.99
2025-05-08
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) −1.92%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.77%
2022 −30.16%
2021 −10.73%
2020 +9.68%
2019 +16.21%
2018 −8.04%
2017 +8.05%
2016 +3.78%
2015 −4.53%
2014 +15.66%
2013 −8.07%
2012 +8.60%
2011 +12.95%
2010 +9.15%
2009 +5.92%
2008 +2.23%
2007 −0.29%
2006 +0.37%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.57%
2003 +4.35%
2002 +10.65%
2001 +7.95%
2000 +8.13%
1999 −7.40%
1998 +6.13%
1997 +11.02%
1996 −3.74%
1995 +23.35%
1994 −6.15%
1993 +8.41%
1992 +6.01%
1991 +17.40%
1990 +0.11%
1989 +10.16%
1988 +5.19%
1987 −5.29%
1986 +6.90%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-05-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−42.15% −47.93%
2023-10-19
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