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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-06-18 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
+0.87%
2025-06-18
2.108 TRR
2025-06-18
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-06-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+110.77%
+1.93%/yr
+2.08%/yr
(R2=0.817)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-06-18 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$21,077.14
2025-06-18
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2025 (YTD) +0.87%
2024 +2.08%
2023 +2.58%
2022 −11.53%
2021 −7.01%
2020 +3.72%
2019 +3.40%
2018 −0.98%
2017 −0.09%
2016 +0.62%
2015 +0.36%
2014 +0.99%
2013 −0.54%
2012 +2.77%
2011 −1.01%
2010 +3.70%
2009 +11.01%
2008 −4.80%
2007 +1.72%
2006 +2.44%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.09%
2003 +2.15%
2002 +2.68%
2001 +6.55%
2000 +4.68%
1999 +0.64%
1998 +4.93%
1997 +5.21%
1996 +1.47%
1995 +9.97%
1994 −2.10%
1993 +4.50%
1992 +4.67%
1991 +9.78%
1990 +3.01%
1989 +6.61%
1988 +2.51%
1987 −1.64%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Wed 2025-06-18 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−13.11% −20.22%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund