All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

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

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-12-26 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
+3.44%
2025-12-26
2.26 TRR
2025-12-26
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
+6.19%
2025-12-26
2.716 TRR
2025-12-26
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-12-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+60.40%
+1.48%/yr
+1.44%/yr
(R2=0.729)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
+171.57%
+3.16%/yr
+3.62%/yr
(R2=0.915)
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-12-26 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1993-11-22
$16,039.60
2025-12-26
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
$10,000.00
1993-11-22
$27,156.74
2025-12-26
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX VFICX
2025 (YTD) +3.44% +6.19%
2024 +2.07% +0.32%
2023 +2.62% +5.02%
2022 −11.57% −19.09%
2021 −6.63% −6.20%
2020 +3.79% +12.51%
2019 +3.37% +7.95%
2018 −1.08% −2.42%
2017 +0.00% +2.20%
2016 +0.73% +2.69%
2015 +0.36% +1.27%
2014 +1.20% +5.97%
2013 −0.09% −0.88%
2012 +3.24% +9.42%
2011 −0.66% +6.61%
2010 +3.73% +11.56%
2009 +11.01% +15.18%
2008 −4.81% −5.72%
2007 +1.73% +1.99%
2006 +2.44% +1.90%
2005 −1.16% −1.20%
2004 −1.10% +2.05%
2003 +2.15% +5.19%
2002 +2.68% +7.53%
2001 +6.55% +7.88%
2000 +4.68% +7.13%
1999 +0.63% −2.49%
1998 +4.94% +7.52%
1997 +5.20% +7.28%
1996 +1.48% −0.68%
1995 +9.96% +18.47%
1994 −2.10% −6.67%
1993 +5.47% +1.12%
1992 +6.30%
1991 +9.77%
1990 +3.00%
1989 +6.60%
1988 +2.51%
1987 −1.61%
1986 +5.11%

Drawdowns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-12-26 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−10.54% −19.92%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
−15.10% −28.57%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund