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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2024-12-19 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
−5.95%
2024-12-19
3.345 TRR
2024-12-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2024-12-19 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+234.51%
+3.18%/yr
+4.24%/yr
(R2=0.910)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2024-12-19 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$33,451.33
2024-12-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2024 (YTD) −5.95%
2023 +5.76%
2022 −30.15%
2021 −10.75%
2020 +9.72%
2019 +16.18%
2018 −7.96%
2017 +7.95%
2016 +3.78%
2015 −4.53%
2014 +15.66%
2013 −8.07%
2012 +8.59%
2011 +12.96%
2010 +9.14%
2009 +5.93%
2008 +2.24%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.68%
2004 +5.58%
2003 +4.34%
2002 +10.67%
2001 +7.93%
2000 +8.16%
1999 −7.41%
1998 +6.12%
1997 +11.03%
1996 −3.74%
1995 +23.34%
1994 −6.20%
1993 +8.38%
1992 +6.00%
1991 +17.45%
1990 +0.08%
1989 +10.18%
1988 +5.20%
1987 −5.34%
1986 +6.95%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2024-12-19 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−41.30% −47.92%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund