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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+2.24% 2025-11-11	2.136 TRR 2025-11-11
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+113.56% +1.94%/yr	+2.05%/yr (R2=0.811)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$21,356.07 2025-11-11
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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX
2025 (YTD)	+2.24%
2024	+1.98%
2023	+2.64%
2022	−11.52%
2021	−7.03%
2020	+3.73%
2019	+3.41%
2018	−0.98%
2017	−0.09%
2016	+0.63%
2015	+0.36%
2014	+1.00%
2013	−0.54%
2012	+2.78%
2011	−1.01%
2010	+3.71%
2009	+10.99%
2008	−4.80%
2007	+1.73%
2006	+2.44%
2005	−1.17%
2004	−1.08%
2003	+2.14%
2002	+2.67%
2001	+6.55%
2000	+4.68%
1999	+0.63%
1998	+4.94%
1997	+5.20%
1996	+1.47%
1995	+9.99%
1994	−2.11%
1993	+4.49%
1992	+4.67%
1991	+9.79%
1990	+3.00%
1989	+6.61%
1988	+2.51%
1987	−1.64%
1986	+5.12%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Tue 2025-11-11	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−11.97%	−20.23% 2022-10-20
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