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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2024-12-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
+1.08%
2024-12-20
1.981 TRR
2024-12-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2024-12-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+98.12%
+1.79%/yr
+2.01%/yr
(R2=0.815)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2024-12-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$19,811.50
2024-12-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2024 (YTD) +1.08%
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 +11.03%
2008 −4.84%
2007 +1.79%
2006 +2.43%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.12%
2003 +2.17%
2002 +2.68%
2001 +6.55%
2000 +4.68%
1999 +0.63%
1998 +4.93%
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 +6.60%
1988 +2.49%
1987 −1.61%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2024-12-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−14.95% −20.50%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund