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Total Real Returns

BSV,SHY,VGSH: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Mon 2009-11-23? to Fri 2026-05-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
BSV
×
−1.72%
2026-05-08
1.003 TRR
2026-05-08
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SHY
×
−1.66%
2026-05-08
0.8659 TRR
2026-05-08
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGSH
×
−1.64%
2026-05-08
0.8226 TRR
2026-05-08
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Mon 2009-11-23? to Fri 2026-05-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BSV
×
−10.10%
−0.64%/yr
−0.93%/yr
(R2=0.488)
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SHY
×
−18.76%
−1.25%/yr
−1.46%/yr
(R2=0.783)
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGSH
×
−17.74%
−1.18%/yr
−1.39%/yr
(R2=0.768)
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23? to Fri 2026-05-08 Start
Value
End
Value
BSV
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$8,990.14
2026-05-08
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SHY
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$8,123.85
2026-05-08
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGSH
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-23
$8,226.14
2026-05-08
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year BSV SHY VGSH
2026 (YTD) −1.72% −1.66% −1.64%
2025 +3.24% +2.22% +2.34%
2024 +0.88% +1.01% +1.10%
2023 +1.50% +0.79% +0.93%
2022 −11.23% −9.72% −9.70%
2021 −7.67% −7.26% −7.13%
2020 +3.29% +1.65% +1.66%
2019 +2.64% +1.07% +1.21%
2018 −0.56% −0.43% −0.35%
2017 −0.89% −1.81% −2.04%
2016 −0.72% −1.22% −0.95%
2015 +0.19% −0.30% −0.22%
2014 +0.72% −0.31% −0.29%
2013 −1.33% −1.27% −1.16%
2012 +0.29% −1.43% −1.33%
2011 −0.02% −1.48% −1.46%
2010 +2.36% +0.77% +0.78%
2009 −1.16% −2.31% −0.36%
2008 +8.39% +6.53%
2007 +3.70% +3.13%
2006 +1.35%
2005 −1.84%
2004 −2.51%
2003 +0.34%
2002 +1.56%

Drawdowns

Mon 2009-11-23? to Fri 2026-05-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BSV
×
−15.41% −20.74%
2023-10-18
Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund
SHY
×
−19.51% −23.05%
2023-10-03
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
VGSH
×
−18.65% −22.46%
2023-09-27
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund