All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VFISX total return snapshot: VFISX returned +2.53% over the past year and +0.75% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 5, 1991, VFISX is up +217.79% in nominal total return, or +3.39%/yr, and is currently −0.24% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.
Data ending Mon Aug. 24, 2026
| Thu 1991-12-05💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFISX × |
+217.79%
+3.39%/yr |
+3.19%/yr
R2=0.900 |
||||
| Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1991-12-05💬 to Mon 2026-08-24 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFISX × |
$10,000.00
1991-12-05 |
$31,778.97
2026-08-24 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFISX × | +0.75% | +2.53% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFISX × |
−0.24%
on 2026-08-24 from 2026-02-27 peak |
−6.87%
on 2022-10-20 from 2021-05-28 peak |
| Period ending Mon 2026-08-24 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFISX × | +2.53% |
+6.79% +3.34%/yr |
+13.56% +4.33%/yr |
+7.92% +1.54%/yr |
+17.42% +1.62%/yr |
| Year | VFISX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.75% |
| 2025 | +5.35% |
| 2024 | +3.74% |
| 2023 | +3.54% |
| 2022 | −4.71% |
| 2021 | −0.84% |
| 2020 | +3.95% |
| 2019 | +3.59% |
| 2018 | +1.36% |
| 2017 | +0.32% |
| 2016 | +1.12% |
| 2015 | +0.46% |
| 2014 | +0.71% |
| 2013 | −0.09% |
| 2012 | +0.70% |
| 2011 | +2.27% |
| 2010 | +2.53% |
| 2009 | +1.47% |
| 2008 | +6.69% |
| 2007 | +7.90% |
| 2006 | +3.78% |
| 2005 | +1.79% |
| 2004 | +1.03% |
| 2003 | +2.44% |
| 2002 | +7.86% |
| 2001 | +7.85% |
| 2000 | +8.86% |
| 1999 | +2.05% |
| 1998 | +7.39% |
| 1997 | +6.45% |
| 1996 | +4.42% |
| 1995 | +12.15% |
| 1994 | −0.64% |
| 1993 | +5.50% |
| 1992 | +6.34% |
| 1991 | +1.37% |
