All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VWITX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VWITX returned +1.17% over the past year and −2.48% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, VWITX is up +124.38% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.03%/yr, and is currently −16.71% below its real total-return high on Feb. 10, 2021.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWITX × |
+124.38%
+2.03%/yr |
+2.22%/yr
R2=0.861 |
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| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VWITX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$22,437.72
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VWITX × | −2.48% | +1.17% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VWITX × |
−16.71%
on 2026-08-14 from 2021-02-10 peak |
−21.88%
on 2023-10-30 from 2021-02-10 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VWITX × | +1.17% |
−0.35% −0.18%/yr |
+2.27% +0.75%/yr |
−13.56% −2.87%/yr |
−11.56% −1.22%/yr |
| Year | VWITX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.48% |
| 2025 | +2.31% |
| 2024 | −1.15% |
| 2023 | +2.39% |
| 2022 | −12.55% |
| 2021 | −5.54% |
| 2020 | +3.74% |
| 2019 | +4.42% |
| 2018 | −0.63% |
| 2017 | +2.39% |
| 2016 | −1.94% |
| 2015 | +2.13% |
| 2014 | +6.46% |
| 2013 | −3.01% |
| 2012 | +3.90% |
| 2011 | +6.49% |
| 2010 | +0.34% |
| 2009 | +7.30% |
| 2008 | −0.19% |
| 2007 | −0.62% |
| 2006 | +1.90% |
| 2005 | −1.14% |
| 2004 | +0.00% |
| 2003 | +2.53% |
| 2002 | +5.37% |
| 2001 | +3.49% |
| 2000 | +5.69% |
| 1999 | −2.82% |
| 1998 | +4.11% |
| 1997 | +5.32% |
| 1996 | +0.87% |
| 1995 | +12.30% |
| 1994 | −4.65% |
| 1993 | +8.60% |
| 1992 | +6.20% |
| 1991 | +8.88% |
| 1990 | +1.07% |
| 1989 | +5.17% |
| 1988 | +5.40% |
| 1987 | −3.39% |
| 1986 | +7.25% |
