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Total Real Returns

VFSTX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-11 YTD
Return
TR
Price
VFSTX
×
+0.56%
2026-05-11
6.51 TR
2026-05-11
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+551.05%
+4.80%/yr
+4.57%/yr
(R2=0.943)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-11 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$65,104.65
2026-05-11
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2026 (YTD) +0.56%
2025 +6.75%
2024 +4.98%
2023 +6.06%
2022 −5.84%
2021 −0.42%
2020 +5.16%
2019 +5.73%
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 +5.11%
2001 +8.20%
2000 +8.23%
1999 +3.33%
1998 +6.63%
1997 +6.99%
1996 +4.84%
1995 +12.77%
1994 +0.52%
1993 +7.36%
1992 +7.71%
1991 +13.14%
1990 +9.31%
1989 +11.54%
1988 +7.03%
1987 +2.74%
1986 +6.81%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Mon 2026-05-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−0.46% −9.35%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-05-11 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VFSTX
×
+5.05%/yr
+5.08% total
+5.90%/yr
+12.15% total
+5.18%/yr
+16.37% total
+2.28%/yr
+11.95% total
+2.56%/yr
+28.81% total
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund