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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
−1.66%
2025-04-17
3.308 TRR
2025-04-17
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+230.81%
+3.12%/yr
+4.18%/yr
(R2=0.902)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$33,080.70
2025-04-17
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) −1.66%
2024 −5.47%
2023 +5.76%
2022 −30.12%
2021 −10.74%
2020 +9.60%
2019 +16.26%
2018 −7.98%
2017 +7.98%
2016 +3.78%
2015 −4.53%
2014 +15.66%
2013 −8.07%
2012 +8.59%
2011 +12.95%
2010 +9.15%
2009 +5.92%
2008 +2.24%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.56%
2003 +4.35%
2002 +10.65%
2001 +7.94%
2000 +8.15%
1999 −7.39%
1998 +6.12%
1997 +11.01%
1996 −3.72%
1995 +23.32%
1994 −6.13%
1993 +8.39%
1992 +6.01%
1991 +17.43%
1990 +0.11%
1989 +10.18%
1988 +5.20%
1987 −5.34%
1986 +6.91%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-04-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−41.99% −47.92%
2023-10-19
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