All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VWESX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VWESX returned −3.44% over the past year and −5.74% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, VWESX is up +336.54% in real purchasing-power return, or +3.73%/yr, and is currently −38.79% below its real total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
+336.54%
+3.73%/yr |
+4.67%/yr
R2=0.916 |
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| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$43,653.62
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × | −5.74% | −3.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWESX × |
−38.79%
on 2026-08-14 from 2020-08-06 peak |
−45.10%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-06 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWESX × | −3.44% |
−6.48% −3.30%/yr |
+0.91% +0.30%/yr |
−32.87% −7.66%/yr |
−20.97% −2.33%/yr |
| Year | VWESX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.74% |
| 2025 | +4.43% |
| 2024 | −5.48% |
| 2023 | +5.76% |
| 2022 | −30.13% |
| 2021 | −8.79% |
| 2020 | +13.84% |
| 2019 | +17.77% |
| 2018 | −7.69% |
| 2017 | +9.68% |
| 2016 | +5.67% |
| 2015 | −2.87% |
| 2014 | +17.32% |
| 2013 | −7.22% |
| 2012 | +9.77% |
| 2011 | +13.86% |
| 2010 | +9.15% |
| 2009 | +5.92% |
| 2008 | +2.24% |
| 2007 | −0.30% |
| 2006 | +0.38% |
| 2005 | +1.69% |
| 2004 | +5.56% |
| 2003 | +4.35% |
| 2002 | +10.66% |
| 2001 | +7.93% |
| 2000 | +8.16% |
| 1999 | −6.84% |
| 1998 | +8.54% |
| 1997 | +11.92% |
| 1996 | −2.04% |
| 1995 | +23.35% |
| 1994 | −5.36% |
| 1993 | +11.46% |
| 1992 | +7.86% |
| 1991 | +17.41% |
| 1990 | +0.11% |
| 1989 | +10.17% |
| 1988 | +5.20% |
| 1987 | −5.32% |
| 1986 | +6.92% |
