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 +3.31% over the past year and +0.57% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is up +26.01% in nominal total return, or +1.41%/yr, and is currently −0.20% below its total-return high on Feb. 27, 2026.

Data ending Fri Jun. 12, 2026

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VGSH
×
+0.57%
2026-06-12
+3.31%
2026-06-12
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Mon 2009-11-23💬 to Fri 2026-06-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VGSH
×
+26.01%
+1.41%/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 2026-06-12 Start
Value
End
Value
VGSH
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$12,601.15
2026-06-12
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VGSH
2026 (YTD) +0.57%
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 2026-06-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VGSH
×
−0.20%
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 2026-06-12 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VGSH
×
+3.31% +8.95%
+4.38%/yr
+13.11%
+4.19%/yr
+9.49%
+1.83%/yr
+18.78%
+1.74%/yr
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund