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VWELX

Vanguard Wellington Fund Investor Shares

Mutual fund

$47.11+0.16 (+0.34%)Close Sep 25, 2026

VWELX returned 10.78% a year from Jan 1980 to Sep 2026, turning $10,000 into $1,196,238. It fell 36.12% from Oct 2007 to Mar 2009, and it took 3.1 years to get back to its high.

Jan 2, 1980 – Sep 25, 2026

$10,000 became$1,196,238
CAGR10.78%
Max drawdown−36.12%
Sharpe ratio0.97

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Growth of $10,000

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Trailing returns

PeriodVWELX
1M+0.05%
3M+1.80%
6M+10.08%
YTD+7.01%
1Y+11.49%
3Y+15.82%
5Y+7.90%
10Y+9.95%
15Y+10.50%
20Y+8.56%
25Y+8.77%
30Y+9.01%
Since 1980+10.78%

Metrics

ReturnVWELX
Final balance$1,196,238
Total return11,862.38%
CAGR10.78%
Calendar yearsVWELX
Best year32.93%
Worst year−22.30%
Positive years40 of 46
RiskVWELX
Max drawdown−36.12%
Longest drawdown3.1 years
Volatility (annualized)11.18%
Risk-adjustedVWELX
Sharpe ratio0.97
Sortino ratio1.38
Calmar ratio0.30

Worst drawdowns

DeclinePeakBottomRecovered
−36.1%Oct 2007Mar 2009Nov 2010
−25.3%Feb 2020Mar 2020Aug 2020
−24.1%Aug 1987Oct 1987Jan 1989
−20.9%Dec 2021Oct 2022Feb 2024
−19.7%Mar 2002Oct 2002Sep 2003

Annual returns

YearVWELX
1980+24.22%
1981+2.97%
1982+24.49%
1983+19.39%
1984+6.45%
1985+25.77%
1986+15.83%
1987+2.35%
1988+16.09%
1989+21.62%
1990−2.81%
1991+23.67%
1992+8.21%
1993+13.21%
1994−0.47%
1995+32.93%
1996+16.11%
1997+23.23%
1998+12.08%
1999+4.40%
2000+10.49%
2001+4.18%
2002−6.91%
2003+20.74%
2004+11.18%
2005+6.82%
2006+14.96%
2007+8.33%
2008−22.30%
2009+22.24%
2010+10.94%
2011+3.87%
2012+12.56%
2013+19.69%
2014+9.84%
2015+0.04%
2016+11.02%
2017+14.72%
2018−3.43%
2019+22.51%
2020+10.57%
2021+19.00%
2022−14.36%
2023+14.29%
2024+14.73%
2025+16.54%
2026to Sep 25+7.01%

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