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Total Real Returns

VFISX,VFITX,VUSTX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Thu 1991-12-05πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-07-16 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VFISX
×
βˆ’2.63%
2026-07-16
βˆ’0.54%
2026-07-16
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFITX
×
βˆ’3.57%
2026-07-16
βˆ’0.45%
2026-07-16
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
βˆ’4.41%
2026-07-16
+0.45%
2026-07-16
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1991-12-05πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-07-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFISX
×
+30.64%
+0.78%/yr
+0.81%/yr
(R2=0.360)
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFITX
×
+95.73%
+1.96%/yr
+2.24%/yr
(R2=0.731)
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
+140.09%
+2.56%/yr
+3.47%/yr
(R2=0.756)
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1991-12-05πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-07-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VFISX
×
$10,000.00
1991-12-05
$13,063.76
2026-07-16
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFITX
×
$10,000.00
1991-12-05
$19,572.87
2026-07-16
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
$10,000.00
1991-12-05
$24,008.84
2026-07-16
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFISX VFITX VUSTX
2026 (YTD) βˆ’2.63% βˆ’3.57% βˆ’4.41%
2025 +2.61% +4.76% +2.80%
2024 +0.84% βˆ’1.45% βˆ’9.02%
2023 +0.18% +0.70% βˆ’0.02%
2022 βˆ’10.50% βˆ’15.87% βˆ’33.86%
2021 βˆ’7.36% βˆ’8.69% βˆ’10.93%
2020 +2.56% +6.75% +16.60%
2019 +1.28% +3.93% +11.59%
2018 βˆ’0.54% βˆ’0.88% βˆ’3.73%
2017 βˆ’1.76% βˆ’0.51% +6.35%
2016 βˆ’0.93% βˆ’0.86% βˆ’0.84%
2015 βˆ’0.27% +0.78% βˆ’2.23%
2014 βˆ’0.04% +3.54% +24.34%
2013 βˆ’1.57% βˆ’4.51% βˆ’14.30%
2012 βˆ’1.02% +0.94% +1.45%
2011 βˆ’0.68% +6.64% +25.58%
2010 +1.02% +5.80% +7.36%
2009 βˆ’1.22% βˆ’4.27% βˆ’14.33%
2008 +6.60% +13.25% +22.48%
2007 +3.65% +5.69% +4.53%
2006 +1.23% +0.62% βˆ’0.73%
2005 βˆ’1.59% βˆ’1.05% +3.10%
2004 βˆ’2.15% +0.16% +3.79%
2003 +0.55% +0.52% βˆ’0.39%
2002 +5.36% +11.52% +14.54%
2001 +6.20% +5.97% +2.78%
2000 +5.29% +10.34% +15.84%
1999 βˆ’0.61% βˆ’5.99% βˆ’11.00%
1998 +5.69% +8.90% +11.35%
1997 +4.66% +7.17% +12.06%
1996 +1.07% βˆ’1.31% βˆ’4.20%
1995 +9.36% +17.52% +27.80%
1994 βˆ’3.23% βˆ’3.42% βˆ’9.50%
1993 +2.68% +4.44% +13.10%
1992 +3.34% +4.62% +4.45%
1991 +1.30% +2.77% +14.00%
1990 βˆ’0.23%
1989 +12.79%
1988 +4.64%
1987 βˆ’7.28%
1986 +2.76%

Drawdowns

Thu 1991-12-05πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-07-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFISX
×
βˆ’19.78%
from 2010-11-04 peak
βˆ’23.25%
2023-09-27
from 2010-11-04 peak
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFITX
×
βˆ’23.90%
from 2020-05-29 peak
βˆ’28.82%
2023-10-19
from 2020-05-29 peak
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
βˆ’51.25%
from 2020-08-04 peak
βˆ’54.69%
2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-07-16 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VFISX
×
βˆ’0.54% +1.53%
+0.76%/yr
+3.05%
+1.01%/yr
βˆ’12.29%
βˆ’2.59%/yr
βˆ’15.57%
βˆ’1.68%/yr
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFITX
×
βˆ’0.45% +0.86%
+0.43%/yr
+1.56%
+0.52%/yr
βˆ’18.80%
βˆ’4.08%/yr
βˆ’18.67%
βˆ’2.05%/yr
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
+0.45% βˆ’6.03%
βˆ’3.06%/yr
βˆ’10.68%
βˆ’3.70%/yr
βˆ’41.92%
βˆ’10.30%/yr
βˆ’38.53%
βˆ’4.75%/yr
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund