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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWESX
×
−0.53%
2025-01-17
3.347 TRR
2025-01-17
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWESX
×
+234.67%
+3.17%/yr
+4.23%/yr
(R2=0.908)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$33,467.20
2025-01-17
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWESX
2025 (YTD) −0.53%
2024 −5.48%
2023 +5.77%
2022 −30.10%
2021 −10.75%
2020 +9.61%
2019 +16.23%
2018 −8.04%
2017 +8.05%
2016 +3.78%
2015 −4.52%
2014 +15.64%
2013 −8.07%
2012 +8.60%
2011 +12.95%
2010 +9.16%
2009 +5.93%
2008 +2.24%
2007 −0.30%
2006 +0.38%
2005 +1.69%
2004 +5.55%
2003 +4.36%
2002 +10.65%
2001 +7.94%
2000 +8.15%
1999 −7.40%
1998 +6.12%
1997 +11.02%
1996 −3.75%
1995 +23.37%
1994 −6.17%
1993 +8.39%
1992 +6.02%
1991 +17.44%
1990 +0.11%
1989 +10.14%
1988 +5.20%
1987 −5.34%
1986 +6.96%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWESX
×
−41.31% −47.91%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund