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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2025-07-10	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWESX ×	+0.40% 2025-07-10	7.159 TRR 2025-07-10
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2025-07-10	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWESX ×	+615.91% +4.42%/yr	+5.38%/yr (R2=0.946)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2025-07-10	Start Value	End Value
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1979-12-26	$71,590.91 2025-07-10
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Annual Returns

Year	VWESX
2025 (YTD)	+0.40%
2024	−5.49%
2023	+5.76%
2022	−30.12%
2021	−8.80%
2020	+13.87%
2019	+17.73%
2018	−7.69%
2017	+9.68%
2016	+5.67%
2015	−2.88%
2014	+17.33%
2013	−7.22%
2012	+9.77%
2011	+13.87%
2010	+9.14%
2009	+5.93%
2008	+2.24%
2007	−0.30%
2006	+0.38%
2005	+1.70%
2004	+5.56%
2003	+4.36%
2002	+10.65%
2001	+7.94%
2000	+8.15%
1999	−6.83%
1998	+8.52%
1997	+11.93%
1996	−2.04%
1995	+23.35%
1994	−5.36%
1993	+11.49%
1992	+7.86%
1991	+17.40%
1990	+0.10%
1989	+10.18%
1988	+5.18%
1987	−5.34%
1986	+13.08%
1985	+17.74%
1984	+9.82%
1983	+2.81%
1982	+23.94%
1981	+0.07%
1980	−7.06%
1979	−0.76%

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Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2025-07-10	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWESX ×	−37.57%	−45.09% 2023-10-19
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