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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+2.04% 2025-08-27	2.076 TRR 2025-08-27
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+107.58% +1.88%/yr	+2.00%/yr (R2=0.817)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1986-05-15	$20,758.44 2025-08-27
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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX
2025 (YTD)	+2.04%
2024	+2.08%
2023	+2.57%
2022	−11.54%
2021	−7.02%
2020	+3.82%
2019	+3.32%
2018	−0.98%
2017	−0.09%
2016	+0.63%
2015	+0.36%
2014	+1.00%
2013	−0.72%
2012	+2.77%
2011	−1.01%
2010	+3.60%
2009	+11.08%
2008	−4.81%
2007	+1.73%
2006	+2.44%
2005	−1.17%
2004	−1.09%
2003	+2.15%
2002	+2.67%
2001	+6.54%
2000	+4.68%
1999	+0.64%
1998	+4.94%
1997	+5.20%
1996	+1.47%
1995	+9.99%
1994	−2.10%
1993	+3.55%
1992	+3.08%
1991	+9.77%
1990	+3.01%
1989	+6.60%
1988	+2.52%
1987	−1.63%
1986	+5.12%

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Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-08-27	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−12.12%	−20.23% 2022-10-20
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