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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
+0.39%
2025-05-28
2.086 TRR
2025-05-28
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+108.60%
+1.90%/yr
+2.07%/yr
(R2=0.814)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$20,860.13
2025-05-28
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2025 (YTD) +0.39%
2024 +1.97%
2023 +2.65%
2022 −11.57%
2021 −6.99%
2020 +3.71%
2019 +3.39%
2018 −0.97%
2017 −0.26%
2016 +0.62%
2015 +0.36%
2014 +0.81%
2013 −0.62%
2012 +2.75%
2011 −1.00%
2010 +3.67%
2009 +11.02%
2008 −4.82%
2007 +1.74%
2006 +2.45%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.08%
2003 +2.14%
2002 +2.68%
2001 +6.55%
2000 +4.67%
1999 +0.63%
1998 +4.94%
1997 +5.20%
1996 +1.47%
1995 +9.99%
1994 −2.10%
1993 +4.49%
1992 +4.67%
1991 +9.77%
1990 +3.01%
1989 +6.60%
1988 +2.51%
1987 −1.62%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-05-28 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−13.57% −20.22%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund