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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-02-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
−0.48%
2025-02-20
1.989 TRR
2025-02-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-02-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+98.88%
+1.79%/yr
+2.00%/yr
(R2=0.812)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-02-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$19,888.44
2025-02-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2025 (YTD) −0.48%
2024 +1.96%
2023 +2.65%
2022 −11.52%
2021 −7.35%
2020 +3.77%
2019 +3.37%
2018 −1.05%
2017 −0.09%
2016 +0.62%
2015 +0.27%
2014 +0.71%
2013 −0.88%
2012 +2.35%
2011 −1.34%
2010 +3.60%
2009 +11.04%
2008 −4.76%
2007 +1.69%
2006 +2.44%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.13%
2003 +2.18%
2002 +2.68%
2001 +6.55%
2000 +4.67%
1999 +0.63%
1998 +4.95%
1997 +5.20%
1996 +1.47%
1995 +9.98%
1994 −2.10%
1993 +3.55%
1992 +3.09%
1991 +9.77%
1990 +3.01%
1989 +6.59%
1988 +2.51%
1987 −1.63%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Thu 2025-02-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−14.62% −20.50%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund