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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-03-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
−1.42%
2026-03-20
2.861 TRR
2026-03-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-03-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+186.11%
+2.47%/yr
+2.34%/yr
(R2=0.822)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-03-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1983-02-03
$28,610.73
2026-03-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2026 (YTD) −1.42%
2025 +4.04%
2024 +2.00%
2023 +2.62%
2022 −11.53%
2021 −6.97%
2020 +3.70%
2019 +3.37%
2018 −0.99%
2017 −0.09%
2016 +0.63%
2015 +0.36%
2014 +1.01%
2013 −0.55%
2012 +2.82%
2011 −1.02%
2010 +3.66%
2009 +11.02%
2008 −4.80%
2007 +1.73%
2006 +2.44%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.10%
2003 +2.15%
2002 +2.67%
2001 +6.56%
2000 +4.68%
1999 +0.62%
1998 +4.95%
1997 +5.19%
1996 +1.46%
1995 +9.98%
1994 −2.09%
1993 +4.50%
1992 +4.68%
1991 +9.77%
1990 +3.01%
1989 +6.61%
1988 +2.49%
1987 −1.63%
1986 +10.31%
1985 +10.80%
1984 +10.01%
1983 +4.40%

Drawdowns

Thu 1983-02-03? to Fri 2026-03-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−11.64% −20.19%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund