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Total Real Returns

VGSH: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VGSH total return snapshot: VGSH returned +3.24% over the past year and +0.36% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is up +25.75% in nominal total return, or +1.40%/yr, and is currently −0.41% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VGSH
×
+0.36%
2026-06-05
+3.24%
2026-06-05
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VGSH
×
+25.75%
+1.40%/yr
+1.12%/yr
(R2=0.856)
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 Start
Value
End
Value
VGSH
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$12,575.16
2026-06-05
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VGSH
2026 (YTD) +0.36%
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%

Drawdowns

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-06-05 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VGSH
×
−0.41%
from 2026-02-27 peak
−5.70%
2022-10-20
from 2021-04-20 peak
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-05 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VGSH
×
+3.24% +8.73%
+4.27%/yr
+12.78%
+4.09%/yr
+9.26%
+1.79%/yr
+18.65%
+1.73%/yr
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund