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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1991-12-05? to Wed 2025-09-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFISX
×
+1.23%
2025-09-17
1.324 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
+3.53%
2025-09-17
3.072 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1991-12-05? to Wed 2025-09-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFISX
×
+32.37%
+0.83%/yr
+0.89%/yr
(R2=0.402)
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
+152.94%
+2.78%/yr
+3.70%/yr
(R2=0.797)
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1991-12-05? to Wed 2025-09-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VFISX
×
$10,000.00
1991-12-05
$13,237.02
2025-09-17
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VUSTX
×
$10,000.00
1991-12-05
$25,294.48
2025-09-17
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFISX VUSTX
2025 (YTD) +1.23% +3.53%
2024 +0.83% −9.02%
2023 +0.19% −0.02%
2022 −10.50% −33.85%
2021 −7.34% −10.94%
2020 +2.54% +16.65%
2019 +1.24% +11.59%
2018 −0.53% −3.75%
2017 −1.73% +6.34%
2016 −0.94% −0.81%
2015 −0.26% −2.28%
2014 −0.09% +24.37%
2013 −1.52% −14.33%
2012 −1.00% +1.52%
2011 −0.74% +25.54%
2010 +1.00% +7.36%
2009 −1.16% −14.33%
2008 +6.60% +22.48%
2007 +3.65% +4.53%
2006 +1.20% −0.72%
2005 −1.55% +3.10%
2004 −2.22% +3.79%
2003 +0.54% −0.40%
2002 +5.37% +14.55%
2001 +6.24% +2.78%
2000 +5.29% +15.84%
1999 −0.61% −11.00%
1998 +5.69% +11.34%
1997 +4.67% +12.06%
1996 +1.07% −4.20%
1995 +9.37% +27.79%
1994 −3.23% −9.50%
1993 +2.68% +13.11%
1992 +3.34% +4.45%
1991 +1.30% +14.00%
1990 −0.23%
1989 +12.81%
1988 +4.62%
1987 −7.29%
1986 +2.75%

Drawdowns

Thu 1991-12-05? to Wed 2025-09-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFISX
×
−18.72% −23.25%
2023-09-27
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VUSTX
×
−48.65% −54.69%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund