All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VWIGX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VWIGX returned +4.31% over the past year and +4.35% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 3, 1985, VWIGX is up +915.54% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.82%/yr, and is currently −23.03% below its real total-return high on Feb. 16, 2021.
Data ending Fri Sep. 25, 2026
| Thu 1985-10-03💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWIGX × |
+915.54%
+5.82%/yr |
+4.74%/yr
R2=0.907 |
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| Thu 1985-10-03💬 to Fri 2026-09-25 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWIGX × |
$10,000.00
1985-10-03 |
$101,554.22
2026-09-25 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWIGX × | +4.35% | +4.31% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWIGX × |
−23.03%
on 2026-09-25 from 2021-02-16 peak |
−60.23%
on 2009-03-09 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-09-25 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWIGX × | +4.31% |
+16.43% +7.90%/yr |
+43.76% +12.86%/yr |
−14.89% −3.17%/yr |
+94.19% +6.86%/yr |
| Year | VWIGX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +4.35% |
| 2025 | +16.83% |
| 2024 | +6.01% |
| 2023 | +10.94% |
| 2022 | −35.06% |
| 2021 | −7.23% |
| 2020 | +57.43% |
| 2019 | +28.42% |
| 2018 | −14.32% |
| 2017 | +40.02% |
| 2016 | −0.36% |
| 2015 | −1.40% |
| 2014 | −6.33% |
| 2013 | +21.12% |
| 2012 | +17.97% |
| 2011 | −16.17% |
| 2010 | +13.96% |
| 2009 | +37.86% |
| 2008 | −44.65% |
| 2007 | +11.13% |
| 2006 | +22.92% |
| 2005 | +11.17% |
| 2004 | +15.19% |
| 2003 | +31.99% |
| 2002 | −19.43% |
| 2001 | −20.16% |
| 2000 | −10.89% |
| 1999 | +23.40% |
| 1998 | +15.12% |
| 1997 | +2.29% |
| 1996 | +10.96% |
| 1995 | +12.06% |
| 1994 | −1.87% |
| 1993 | +40.88% |
| 1992 | −8.39% |
| 1991 | +1.72% |
| 1990 | −16.49% |
| 1989 | +19.37% |
| 1988 | +6.88% |
| 1987 | −11.24% |
| 1986 | +43.85% |
| 1985 | +20.65% |
