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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-13	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWESX ×	−2.71% 2026-03-13	7.248 TRR 2026-03-13
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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-13	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWESX ×	+624.81% +4.38%/yr	+5.28%/yr (R2=0.939)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-13	Start Value	End Value
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1979-12-26	$72,480.62 2026-03-13
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Annual Returns

Year	VWESX
2026 (YTD)	−2.71%
2025	+4.43%
2024	−5.48%
2023	+5.76%
2022	−30.12%
2021	−8.82%
2020	+13.89%
2019	+17.75%
2018	−7.69%
2017	+9.68%
2016	+5.67%
2015	−2.87%
2014	+17.31%
2013	−7.22%
2012	+9.77%
2011	+13.88%
2010	+9.15%
2009	+5.92%
2008	+2.25%
2007	−0.31%
2006	+0.39%
2005	+1.68%
2004	+5.56%
2003	+4.37%
2002	+10.65%
2001	+7.94%
2000	+8.14%
1999	−6.83%
1998	+8.52%
1997	+11.95%
1996	−2.05%
1995	+23.34%
1994	−5.34%
1993	+11.46%
1992	+7.86%
1991	+17.38%
1990	+0.15%
1989	+10.12%
1988	+5.18%
1987	−5.30%
1986	+13.06%
1985	+17.69%
1984	+9.88%
1983	+2.79%
1982	+23.95%
1981	+0.07%
1980	−7.11%
1979	−0.68%

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Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Fri 2026-03-13	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWESX ×	−36.82%	−45.10% 2023-10-19
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