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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-14 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VWLTX
×
−3.49%
2025-05-14
2.32 TRR
2025-05-14
Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-14 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VWLTX
×
+132.01%
+2.18%/yr
+2.68%/yr
(R2=0.922)
Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-14 Start
Value
End
Value
VWLTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$23,200.88
2025-05-14
Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VWLTX
2025 (YTD) −3.49%
2024 −1.00%
2023 +4.07%
2022 −15.84%
2021 −4.49%
2020 +4.86%
2019 +6.00%
2018 −0.92%
2017 +4.19%
2016 −1.38%
2015 +3.20%
2014 +10.28%
2013 −4.40%
2012 +6.27%
2011 +7.53%
2010 −0.31%
2009 +11.08%
2008 −4.93%
2007 −1.48%
2006 +2.61%
2005 −0.72%
2004 +0.88%
2003 +3.29%
2002 +7.03%
2001 +2.53%
2000 +9.65%
1999 −5.47%
1998 +3.31%
1997 +7.02%
1996 +0.63%
1995 +17.66%
1994 −7.93%
1993 +8.44%
1992 +6.35%
1991 +8.22%
1990 −0.98%
1989 +4.97%
1988 +7.57%
1987 −8.27%
1986 +6.78%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-14 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VWLTX
×
−20.38% −25.27%
2023-10-30
Vanguard Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund