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

Total Real Returns

VGSH: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VGSH total return snapshot: VGSH returned +1.75% over the past year and +0.78% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is up +26.27% in nominal total return, or +1.39%/yr, and is currently −0.48% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VGSH
×
+26.27%
+1.39%/yr
+1.16%/yr
R2=0.858
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 Start
Value
End
Value
VGSH
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$12,627.46
2026-10-09

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-09

  YTD YoY
VGSH
×
+0.78% +1.75%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VGSH
×
−0.48%
on 2026-10-09
from 2026-08-25 peak
−5.70%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-04-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VGSH
×
+1.75% +6.46%
+3.18%/yr
+12.57%
+4.03%/yr
+9.92%
+1.91%/yr
+18.98%
+1.75%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VGSH
2026 (YTD) +0.78%
2025 +5.08%
2024 +4.01%
2023 +4.31%
2022 −3.86%
2021 −0.60%
2020 +3.04%
2019 +3.52%
2018 +1.55%
2017 +0.04%
2016 +1.10%
2015 +0.51%
2014 +0.46%
2013 +0.32%
2012 +0.38%
2011 +1.47%
2010 +2.29%
2009 −0.52%