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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+4.59%
2025-11-11
6.142 TRR
2025-11-11
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+514.17%
+4.70%/yr
+5.53%/yr
(R2=0.948)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$61,417.32
2025-11-11
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) +4.59%
2024 −5.49%
2023 +5.76%
2022 −30.14%
2021 −6.72%
2020 +18.27%
2019 +19.37%
2018 −7.38%
2017 +11.41%
2016 +7.61%
2015 −1.18%
2014 +19.02%
2013 −6.35%
2012 +10.96%
2011 +14.79%
2010 +9.17%
2009 +5.91%
2008 +2.25%
2007 −0.29%
2006 +0.36%
2005 +1.71%
2004 +5.54%
2003 +4.35%
2002 +10.68%
2001 +7.94%
2000 +8.12%
1999 −6.23%
1998 +10.99%
1997 +12.86%
1996 −0.31%
1995 +23.37%
1994 −4.54%
1993 +14.66%
1992 +9.76%
1991 +17.43%
1990 +0.13%
1989 +10.13%
1988 +5.21%
1987 −5.37%
1986 +7.01%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−31.88% −42.49%
2023-10-19
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