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

Total Real Returns

VFSTX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-02-06 YTD
Return
TR
Price
VFSTX
×
+0.47%
2026-02-06
10.09 TR
2026-02-06
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-02-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+909.39%
+5.52%/yr
+5.12%/yr
(R2=0.938)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-02-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1983-02-03
$100,939.42
2026-02-06
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2026 (YTD) +0.47%
2025 +6.75%
2024 +4.98%
2023 +6.06%
2022 −5.84%
2021 −0.06%
2020 +5.16%
2019 +5.73%
2018 +0.87%
2017 +2.05%
2016 +2.86%
2015 +1.06%
2014 +2.02%
2013 +1.38%
2012 +4.98%
2011 +2.30%
2010 +5.29%
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 +6.99%
1996 +4.83%
1995 +12.78%
1994 +0.52%
1993 +8.35%
1992 +9.39%
1991 +13.14%
1990 +9.31%
1989 +11.54%
1988 +7.03%
1987 +2.74%
1986 +11.51%
1985 +15.01%
1984 +14.35%
1983 +8.13%

Drawdowns

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-02-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−0.09% −9.02%
2022-10-20
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