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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+4.06%
2025-11-06
4.615 TRR
2025-11-06
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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+361.49%
+3.95%/yr
+4.80%/yr
(R2=0.927)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$46,149.29
2025-11-06
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Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) +4.06%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.77%
2022 −30.15%
2021 −8.77%
2020 +13.86%
2019 +17.75%
2018 −7.70%
2017 +9.69%
2016 +5.66%
2015 −2.87%
2014 +17.32%
2013 −7.23%
2012 +9.77%
2011 +13.87%
2010 +9.14%
2009 +5.93%
2008 +2.23%
2007 −0.29%
2006 +0.36%
2005 +1.71%
2004 +5.55%
2003 +4.36%
2002 +10.64%
2001 +7.94%
2000 +8.14%
1999 −6.82%
1998 +8.51%
1997 +11.94%
1996 −2.05%
1995 +23.38%
1994 −5.36%
1993 +11.43%
1992 +7.91%
1991 +17.41%
1990 +0.10%
1989 +10.18%
1988 +5.15%
1987 −5.32%
1986 +6.93%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-11-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−35.30% −45.11%
2023-10-19
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