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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2026-04-02	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWESX ×	−1.68% 2026-04-02	7.321 TRR 2026-04-02
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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2026-04-02	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWESX ×	+632.11% +4.40%/yr	+5.28%/yr (R2=0.939)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2026-04-02	Start Value	End Value
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1979-12-26	$73,210.83 2026-04-02
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Annual Returns

Year	VWESX
2026 (YTD)	−1.68%
2025	+4.42%
2024	−5.47%
2023	+5.76%
2022	−30.16%
2021	−8.73%
2020	+13.77%
2019	+17.82%
2018	−7.69%
2017	+9.68%
2016	+5.66%
2015	−2.87%
2014	+17.31%
2013	−7.22%
2012	+9.77%
2011	+13.87%
2010	+9.15%
2009	+5.93%
2008	+2.23%
2007	−0.29%
2006	+0.37%
2005	+1.69%
2004	+5.57%
2003	+4.34%
2002	+10.66%
2001	+7.93%
2000	+8.16%
1999	−6.84%
1998	+8.53%
1997	+11.93%
1996	−2.02%
1995	+23.35%
1994	−5.37%
1993	+11.44%
1992	+7.90%
1991	+17.42%
1990	+0.10%
1989	+10.17%
1988	+5.17%
1987	−5.29%
1986	+13.04%
1985	+17.66%
1984	+9.87%
1983	+2.88%
1982	+23.89%
1981	+0.06%
1980	−7.16%
1979	−0.68%

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Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Thu 2026-04-02	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWESX ×	−36.17%	−45.11% 2023-10-19
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