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 +2.34% over the past year and +0.93% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is up +26.46% in nominal total return, or +1.41%/yr, and is currently −0.33% below its total-return high on Aug. 25, 2026.

Data ending Tue Sep. 1, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VGSH
×
+26.46%
+1.41%/yr
+1.15%/yr
R2=0.857
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 Start
Value
End
Value
VGSH
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$12,646.30
2026-09-01

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-01

  YTD YoY
VGSH
×
+0.93% +2.34%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VGSH
×
−0.33%
on 2026-09-01
from 2026-08-25 peak
−5.70%
on 2022-10-20
from 2021-04-20 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-09-01 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VGSH
×
+2.34% +6.85%
+3.37%/yr
+13.09%
+4.19%/yr
+9.90%
+1.91%/yr
+19.18%
+1.77%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VGSH
2026 (YTD) +0.93%
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%