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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWESX ×	+1.48% 2025-08-27	4.5 TRR 2025-08-27
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWESX ×	+350.03% +3.90%/yr	+4.83%/yr (R2=0.929)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	Start Value	End Value
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$45,002.96 2025-08-27
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Annual Returns

Year	VWESX
2025 (YTD)	+1.48%
2024	−5.48%
2023	+5.76%
2022	−30.15%
2021	−8.75%
2020	+13.83%
2019	+17.77%
2018	−7.70%
2017	+9.69%
2016	+5.67%
2015	−2.88%
2014	+17.33%
2013	−7.23%
2012	+9.77%
2011	+13.86%
2010	+9.16%
2009	+5.92%
2008	+2.25%
2007	−0.30%
2006	+0.38%
2005	+1.69%
2004	+5.56%
2003	+4.35%
2002	+10.67%
2001	+7.93%
2000	+8.16%
1999	−6.83%
1998	+8.53%
1997	+11.92%
1996	−2.05%
1995	+23.37%
1994	−5.35%
1993	+11.45%
1992	+7.85%
1991	+17.42%
1990	+0.10%
1989	+10.16%
1988	+5.20%
1987	−5.31%
1986	+6.92%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWESX ×	−36.90%	−45.10% 2023-10-19
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