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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1983-02-03πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-10-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+860.36%
+5.32%/yr
+4.95%/yr
R2=0.937
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX
×
+1,280.76%
+6.20%/yr
+7.43%/yr
R2=0.969
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1983-02-03πŸ’¬ to Fri 2026-10-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1983-02-03
$96,035.58
2026-10-02
VWESX
×
$10,000.00
1983-02-03
$138,076.15
2026-10-02

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-02

  YTD YoY
VFSTX
×
βˆ’0.07% +0.87%
VWESX
×
βˆ’6.71% βˆ’7.48%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
βˆ’1.24%
on 2026-10-02
from 2026-08-05 peak
βˆ’9.35%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-07-30 peak
VWESX
×
βˆ’24.28%
on 2026-10-02
from 2020-08-06 peak
βˆ’35.84%
on 2022-10-24
from 2020-08-06 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VFSTX
×
+0.87% +6.17%
+3.04%/yr
+16.73%
+5.29%/yr
+10.93%
+2.10%/yr
+26.36%
+2.37%/yr
VWESX
×
βˆ’7.48% βˆ’7.04%
βˆ’3.58%/yr
+11.50%
+3.70%/yr
βˆ’20.40%
βˆ’4.46%/yr
+5.75%
+0.56%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX VWESX
2026 (YTD) βˆ’0.07% βˆ’6.71%
2025 +6.75% +7.22%
2024 +4.98% βˆ’2.75%
2023 +6.06% +9.30%
2022 βˆ’5.84% βˆ’25.61%
2021 βˆ’0.42% βˆ’2.37%
2020 +5.16% +15.39%
2019 +5.73% +20.46%
2018 +0.87% βˆ’5.93%
2017 +2.03% +12.00%
2016 +2.76% +7.85%
2015 +1.04% βˆ’2.16%
2014 +1.77% +18.20%
2013 +0.99% βˆ’5.83%
2012 +4.54% +11.68%
2011 +1.93% +17.25%
2010 +5.23% +10.79%
2009 +14.05% +8.81%
2008 βˆ’4.72% +2.33%
2007 +5.89% +3.78%
2006 +5.02% +2.91%
2005 +2.22% +5.18%
2004 +2.13% +9.00%
2003 +4.06% +6.31%
2002 +5.11% +13.29%
2001 +8.20% +9.61%
2000 +8.23% +11.82%
1999 +3.33% βˆ’4.33%
1998 +6.63% +10.28%
1997 +6.99% +13.83%
1996 +4.84% +1.22%
1995 +12.78% +26.48%
1994 +0.52% βˆ’2.82%
1993 +7.36% +14.52%
1992 +7.72% +10.99%
1991 +13.13% +21.01%
1990 +9.32% +6.24%
1989 +11.54% +15.27%
1988 +7.03% +9.85%
1987 +2.74% βˆ’1.12%
1986 +11.50% +10.05%
1985 +15.01% +7.75%
1984 +14.35% +0.14%
1983 +8.13% βˆ’5.19%
1982 — +13.10%
1981 — βˆ’3.81%
1980 — βˆ’5.93%
1979 — βˆ’0.49%