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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2025-10-13 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+5.09%
2025-10-13
4.662 TRR
2025-10-13
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2025-10-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+366.15%
+3.98%/yr
+4.81%/yr
(R2=0.928)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2025-10-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$46,615.20
2025-10-13
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) +5.09%
2024 −5.47%
2023 +5.75%
2022 −30.10%
2021 −8.79%
2020 +13.79%
2019 +17.78%
2018 −7.69%
2017 +9.68%
2016 +5.66%
2015 −2.86%
2014 +17.31%
2013 −7.22%
2012 +9.77%
2011 +13.87%
2010 +9.16%
2009 +5.91%
2008 +2.25%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.56%
2003 +4.35%
2002 +10.64%
2001 +7.96%
2000 +8.14%
1999 −6.83%
1998 +8.53%
1997 +11.93%
1996 −2.06%
1995 +23.34%
1994 −5.34%
1993 +11.46%
1992 +7.88%
1991 +17.39%
1990 +0.10%
1989 +10.14%
1988 +5.22%
1987 −5.33%
1986 +6.95%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2025-10-13 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−34.64% −45.09%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund