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

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14	YTD Return	TRR Price
VWSTX ×	−1.01% 2025-05-14	1.145 TRR 2025-05-14
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Returns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VWSTX ×	+14.55% +0.30%/yr	+0.57%/yr (R2=0.418)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14	Start Value	End Value
VWSTX ×	$10,000.00 1979-12-26	$11,454.55 2025-05-14
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Annual Returns

Year	VWSTX
2025 (YTD)	−1.01%
2024	+0.25%
2023	+0.51%
2022	−6.84%
2021	−6.41%
2020	+0.44%
2019	+0.11%
2018	−0.33%
2017	−1.09%
2016	−1.67%
2015	−0.32%
2014	−0.11%
2013	−1.01%
2012	−0.74%
2011	−1.30%
2010	−0.67%
2009	+0.36%
2008	+3.65%
2007	+0.11%
2006	+0.49%
2005	−1.70%
2004	−2.08%
2003	−0.26%
2002	+1.21%
2001	+3.20%
2000	+1.48%
1999	−0.33%
1998	+2.64%
1997	+2.30%
1996	+0.35%
1995	+3.34%
1994	−1.00%
1993	+1.01%
1992	+1.51%
1991	+3.71%
1990	+0.51%
1989	+2.33%
1988	+1.18%
1987	−0.97%
1986	+6.19%
1985	+3.05%
1984	+2.84%
1983	+1.25%
1982	+6.10%
1981	−0.54%
1980	−6.41%
1979	−0.15%

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Drawdowns

Wed 1979-12-26? to Wed 2025-05-14	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VWSTX ×	−18.86%	−20.66% 2023-09-28
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