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

Total Real Returns

VUSTX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VUSTX total return snapshot: VUSTX returned โˆ’6.25% over the past year and โˆ’5.40% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 1986, VUSTX is up +747.83% in nominal total return, or +5.49%/yr, and is currently โˆ’39.68% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Fri Nov. 13, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1986-11-12๐Ÿ’ฌ to Fri 2026-11-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VUSTX
×
+747.83%
+5.49%/yr
+6.53%/yr
R2=0.928
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 1986-11-12๐Ÿ’ฌ to Fri 2026-11-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VUSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-11-12
$84,783.37
2026-11-13

This Yearโ€™s Performance

through 2026-11-13

  YTD YoY
VUSTX
×
โˆ’5.40% โˆ’6.25%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VUSTX
×
โˆ’39.68%
on 2026-11-13
from 2020-08-04 peak
โˆ’46.21%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-11-13 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VUSTX
×
โˆ’6.25% โˆ’1.59%
โˆ’0.80%/yr
+5.60%
+1.83%/yr
โˆ’31.51%
โˆ’7.29%/yr
โˆ’8.51%
โˆ’0.89%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VUSTX
2026 (YTD) โˆ’5.40%
2025 +5.55%
2024 โˆ’6.40%
2023 +3.33%
2022 โˆ’29.58%
2021 โˆ’4.66%
2020 +18.19%
2019 +14.14%
2018 โˆ’1.89%
2017 +8.60%
2016 +1.21%
2015 โˆ’1.51%
2014 +25.27%
2013 โˆ’13.02%
2012 +3.21%
2011 +29.31%
2010 +8.97%
2009 โˆ’11.99%
2008 +22.59%
2007 +8.81%
2006 +1.77%
2005 +6.63%
2004 +7.17%
2003 +1.48%
2002 +17.26%
2001 +4.37%
2000 +19.77%
1999 โˆ’8.61%
1998 +13.15%
1997 +13.96%
1996 โˆ’1.02%
1995 +31.05%
1994 โˆ’7.08%
1993 +16.21%
1992 +7.47%
1991 +17.50%
1990 +5.87%
1989 +18.03%
1988 +9.25%
1987 โˆ’3.18%
1986 +2.91%