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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-11-22💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX × 		+250.04%
+3.89%/yr 		+3.69%/yr
R2=0.953
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX × 		+388.93%
+4.95%/yr 		+5.19%/yr
R2=0.961
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX × 		+512.00%
+5.67%/yr 		+6.41%/yr
R2=0.952
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1993-11-22💬 to Mon 2026-09-21 Start
Value 		End
Value
VFSTX × 		$10,000.00
1993-11-22 		$35,003.60
2026-09-21
VFICX × 		$10,000.00
1993-11-22 		$48,892.99
2026-09-21
VWESX × 		$10,000.00
1993-11-22 		$61,200.24
2026-09-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-21

  YTD YoY
VFSTX × 		+0.22% +1.55%
VFICX × 		−1.80% −0.52%
VWESX × 		−2.84% −2.88%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX × 		−0.96%
on 2026-09-21
from 2026-08-05 peak 		−9.35%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-07-30 peak
VFICX × 		−3.24%
on 2026-09-21
from 2026-02-27 peak 		−20.24%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-08-02 peak
VWESX × 		−21.14%
on 2026-09-21
from 2020-08-06 peak 		−35.84%
on 2022-10-24
from 2020-08-06 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VFSTX × 		+1.55% +6.74%
+3.32%/yr 		+17.04%
+5.39%/yr 		+11.20%
+2.15%/yr 		+27.00%
+2.42%/yr
VFICX × 		−0.52% +4.73%
+2.34%/yr 		+19.66%
+6.17%/yr 		+2.56%
+0.51%/yr 		+26.20%
+2.35%/yr
VWESX × 		−2.88% −3.29%
−1.66%/yr 		+12.85%
+4.11%/yr 		−19.00%
−4.13%/yr 		+11.60%
+1.10%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX VFICX VWESX
2026 (YTD) +0.22% −1.80% −2.84%
2025 +6.75% +9.56% +7.22%
2024 +4.98% +3.22% −2.75%
2023 +6.06% +8.53% +9.30%
2022 −5.84% −13.86% −25.61%
2021 −0.42% −1.23% −2.37%
2020 +5.16% +10.33% +15.39%
2019 +5.73% +10.41% +20.46%
2018 +0.87% −0.56% −5.93%
2017 +2.03% +4.18% +12.00%
2016 +2.76% +3.82% +7.85%
2015 +1.04% +1.54% −2.16%
2014 +1.77% +5.83% +18.21%
2013 +0.99% −1.37% −5.83%
2012 +4.54% +9.15% +11.68%
2011 +1.93% +7.44% +17.25%
2010 +5.23% +10.62% +10.79%
2009 +14.05% +17.78% +8.80%
2008 −4.72% −6.12% +2.33%
2007 +5.89% +6.17% +3.78%
2006 +5.02% +4.47% +2.91%
2005 +2.22% +2.00% +5.18%
2004 +2.13% +4.78% +9.00%
2003 +4.06% +6.32% +6.31%
2002 +5.12% +10.10% +13.29%
2001 +8.20% +9.53% +9.61%
2000 +8.23% +10.74% +11.82%
1999 +3.33% −0.34% −4.33%
1998 +6.63% +8.36% +10.28%
1997 +7.00% +8.99% +13.83%
1996 +4.83% +2.62% +1.22%
1995 +12.78% +21.48% +26.49%
1994 +0.52% −4.17% −2.83%
1993 +7.37% +1.12% +14.53%
1992 +7.71% — +11.00%
1991 +13.13% — +21.00%
1990 +9.31% — +6.23%
1989 +11.54% — +15.27%
1988 +7.03% — +9.83%
1987 +2.73% — −1.11%
1986 +11.51% — +14.30%
1985 +15.01% — +22.16%
1984 +14.36% — +14.22%
1983 +8.12% — +6.73%
1982 — — +28.64%
1981 — — +8.99%
1980 — — +4.53%
1979 — — −0.51%