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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-07-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
−0.68%
2025-07-11
7.083 TRR
2025-07-11
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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-07-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+608.33%
+4.39%/yr
+5.38%/yr
(R2=0.946)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-07-11 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1979-12-26
$70,833.33
2025-07-11
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) −0.68%
2024 −5.47%
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 −2.86%
2014 +17.31%
2013 −7.22%
2012 +9.77%
2011 +13.87%
2010 +9.15%
2009 +5.93%
2008 +2.24%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.68%
2004 +5.56%
2003 +4.36%
2002 +10.67%
2001 +7.92%
2000 +8.15%
1999 −6.83%
1998 +8.55%
1997 +11.93%
1996 −2.04%
1995 +23.35%
1994 −5.36%
1993 +11.44%
1992 +7.90%
1991 +17.40%
1990 +0.10%
1989 +10.18%
1988 +5.18%
1987 −5.34%
1986 +13.08%
1985 +17.66%
1984 +9.90%
1983 +2.81%
1982 +23.92%
1981 +0.08%
1980 −7.06%
1979 −0.76%

Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2025-07-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−38.23% −45.09%
2023-10-19
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