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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWESX ×	−0.40% 2025-06-18	7.106 TRR 2025-06-18
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWESX ×	+610.63% +4.41%/yr	+5.39%/yr (R2=0.946)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18	Start Value	End Value
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1979-12-26	$71,062.62 2025-06-18
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Annual Returns

Year	VWESX
2025 (YTD)	−0.40%
2024	−5.48%
2023	+5.77%
2022	−30.16%
2021	−8.73%
2020	+13.79%
2019	+17.79%
2018	−7.70%
2017	+9.68%
2016	+5.66%
2015	−2.87%
2014	+17.32%
2013	−7.22%
2012	+9.77%
2011	+13.86%
2010	+9.17%
2009	+5.92%
2008	+2.22%
2007	−0.28%
2006	+0.38%
2005	+1.68%
2004	+5.57%
2003	+4.34%
2002	+10.67%
2001	+7.93%
2000	+8.16%
1999	−6.84%
1998	+8.53%
1997	+11.91%
1996	−2.01%
1995	+23.35%
1994	−5.37%
1993	+11.46%
1992	+7.87%
1991	+17.43%
1990	+0.10%
1989	+10.13%
1988	+5.18%
1987	−5.30%
1986	+13.10%
1985	+17.61%
1984	+9.92%
1983	+2.82%
1982	+23.90%
1981	+0.08%
1980	−7.11%
1979	−0.66%

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Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-06-18	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWESX ×	−38.05%	−45.09% 2023-10-19
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