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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-12 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
+3.01%
2025-12-12
6.044 TRR
2025-12-12
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+504.41%
+4.65%/yr
+5.52%/yr
(R2=0.948)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-12 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$60,441.29
2025-12-12
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) +3.01%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.76%
2022 −30.12%
2021 −6.74%
2020 +18.26%
2019 +19.37%
2018 −7.38%
2017 +11.42%
2016 +7.60%
2015 −1.17%
2014 +19.02%
2013 −6.36%
2012 +10.98%
2011 +14.80%
2010 +9.14%
2009 +5.94%
2008 +2.23%
2007 −0.29%
2006 +0.36%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.57%
2003 +4.33%
2002 +10.67%
2001 +7.95%
2000 +8.14%
1999 −6.24%
1998 +11.00%
1997 +12.84%
1996 −0.27%
1995 +23.31%
1994 −4.54%
1993 +14.69%
1992 +9.78%
1991 +17.38%
1990 +0.13%
1989 +10.14%
1988 +5.22%
1987 −5.31%
1986 +6.86%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-12-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−32.90% −42.48%
2023-10-19
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