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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
−0.19%
2025-01-17
1.995 TRR
2025-01-17
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+99.50%
+1.80%/yr
+2.01%/yr
(R2=0.814)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$19,949.64
2025-01-17
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2025 (YTD) −0.19%
2024 +1.98%
2023 +2.65%
2022 −11.58%
2021 −7.32%
2020 +3.80%
2019 +3.39%
2018 −1.06%
2017 −0.09%
2016 +0.53%
2015 +0.36%
2014 +0.72%
2013 −0.89%
2012 +2.36%
2011 −1.43%
2010 +3.62%
2009 +11.08%
2008 −4.85%
2007 +1.80%
2006 +2.43%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.09%
2003 +2.15%
2002 +2.67%
2001 +6.55%
2000 +4.68%
1999 +0.62%
1998 +4.94%
1997 +5.20%
1996 +1.48%
1995 +9.98%
1994 −2.10%
1993 +3.54%
1992 +3.09%
1991 +9.77%
1990 +3.02%
1989 +6.60%
1988 +2.51%
1987 −1.64%
1986 +5.13%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-01-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−14.38% −20.52%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund