All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VFSTX total return snapshot: VFSTX returned +3.22% over the past year and +0.99% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 15, 1986, VFSTX is up +553.81% in nominal total return, or +4.77%/yr, and is currently −0.19% below its total-return high on Aug. 5, 2026.
Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFSTX × |
+553.81%
+4.77%/yr |
+4.55%/yr
R2=0.943 |
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| Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Thu 1986-05-15💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VFSTX × |
$10,000.00
1986-05-15 |
$65,380.97
2026-08-20 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VFSTX × | +0.99% | +3.22% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VFSTX × |
−0.19%
on 2026-08-20 from 2026-08-05 peak |
−9.35%
on 2022-10-20 from 2021-07-30 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VFSTX × | +3.22% |
+8.99% +4.40%/yr |
+17.92% +5.65%/yr |
+12.31% +2.35%/yr |
+27.96% +2.50%/yr |
| Year | VFSTX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.99% |
| 2025 | +6.75% |
| 2024 | +4.98% |
| 2023 | +6.06% |
| 2022 | −5.84% |
| 2021 | −0.42% |
| 2020 | +5.16% |
| 2019 | +5.74% |
| 2018 | +0.87% |
| 2017 | +2.03% |
| 2016 | +2.76% |
| 2015 | +1.04% |
| 2014 | +1.77% |
| 2013 | +0.99% |
| 2012 | +4.54% |
| 2011 | +1.93% |
| 2010 | +5.23% |
| 2009 | +14.05% |
| 2008 | −4.72% |
| 2007 | +5.89% |
| 2006 | +5.02% |
| 2005 | +2.22% |
| 2004 | +2.13% |
| 2003 | +4.06% |
| 2002 | +5.12% |
| 2001 | +8.20% |
| 2000 | +8.23% |
| 1999 | +3.33% |
| 1998 | +6.63% |
| 1997 | +7.00% |
| 1996 | +4.83% |
| 1995 | +12.78% |
| 1994 | +0.52% |
| 1993 | +7.37% |
| 1992 | +7.72% |
| 1991 | +13.13% |
| 1990 | +9.31% |
| 1989 | +11.54% |
| 1988 | +7.04% |
| 1987 | +2.73% |
| 1986 | +6.82% |
