All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

USDOLLAR vs. VFSTX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Wed 2026-07-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
USDOLLAR
×
+0.00%
+0.00%/yr
+0.00%/yr
R2=0.000
U.S. Dollar 💬 Currency
VFSTX
×
+550.54%
+4.77%/yr
+4.55%/yr
R2=0.943
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Wed 2026-07-29 Start
Value
End
Value
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$10,000.00
2026-07-29
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$65,054.47
2026-07-29

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-07-29

  YTD YoY
USDOLLAR
×
+0.00% +0.00%
VFSTX
×
+0.49% +3.49%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
USDOLLAR
×

on 2026-07-29
0.00%
on 1986-05-15
VFSTX
×
−0.58%
on 2026-07-29
from 2026-07-06 peak
−9.35%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-07-30 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-29 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
USDOLLAR
×
+0.00% +0.00%
+0.00%/yr
+0.00%
+0.00%/yr
+0.00%
+0.00%/yr
+0.00%
+0.00%/yr
VFSTX
×
+3.49% +9.89%
+4.83%/yr
+17.07%
+5.39%/yr
+11.59%
+2.22%/yr
+27.20%
+2.44%/yr

Annual Returns

Year USDOLLAR VFSTX
2026 (YTD) +0.00% +0.49%
2025 +0.00% +6.75%
2024 +0.00% +4.98%
2023 +0.00% +6.06%
2022 +0.00% −5.84%
2021 +0.00% −0.42%
2020 +0.00% +5.16%
2019 +0.00% +5.73%
2018 +0.00% +0.87%
2017 +0.00% +2.03%
2016 +0.00% +2.76%
2015 +0.00% +1.04%
2014 +0.00% +1.77%
2013 +0.00% +0.99%
2012 +0.00% +4.54%
2011 +0.00% +1.93%
2010 +0.00% +5.23%
2009 +0.00% +14.05%
2008 +0.00% −4.72%
2007 +0.00% +5.89%
2006 +0.00% +5.02%
2005 +0.00% +2.22%
2004 +0.00% +2.13%
2003 +0.00% +4.06%
2002 +0.00% +5.12%
2001 +0.00% +8.20%
2000 +0.00% +8.22%
1999 +0.00% +3.33%
1998 +0.00% +6.63%
1997 +0.00% +6.99%
1996 +0.00% +4.84%
1995 +0.00% +12.78%
1994 +0.00% +0.52%
1993 +0.00% +7.36%
1992 +0.00% +7.72%
1991 +0.00% +13.13%
1990 +0.00% +9.31%
1989 +0.00% +11.55%
1988 +0.00% +7.03%
1987 +0.00% +2.74%
1986 +0.00% +6.81%
1985 +0.00%
1984 +0.00%
1983 +0.00%
1982 +0.00%
1981 +0.00%
1980 +0.00%
1979 +0.00%
1978 +0.00%
1977 +0.00%
1976 +0.00%
1975 +0.00%
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1926 +0.00%
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1920 +0.00%
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1918 +0.00%
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1914 +0.00%
1913 +0.00%