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 Wed 2025-09-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
+2.53%
2025-09-17
2.141 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
+5.33%
2025-09-17
2.211 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Wed 2025-09-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+54.89%
+1.38%/yr
+1.38%/yr
(R2=0.702)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
+121.10%
+2.52%/yr
+2.89%/yr
(R2=0.861)
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-11-22? to Wed 2025-09-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1993-11-22
$15,488.61
2025-09-17
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
$10,000.00
1993-11-22
$22,109.93
2025-09-17
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX VFICX
2025 (YTD) +2.53% +5.33%
2024 +1.98% +0.33%
2023 +2.63% +5.01%
2022 −11.59% −19.10%
2021 −6.95% −7.75%
2020 +3.74% +8.89%
2019 +3.41% +7.94%
2018 −0.98% −2.41%
2017 −0.09% +2.02%
2016 +0.63% +1.71%
2015 +0.36% +0.81%
2014 +1.00% +5.04%
2013 −0.54% −2.83%
2012 +2.78% +7.29%
2011 −1.01% +4.34%
2010 +3.61% +8.98%
2009 +11.08% +14.67%
2008 −4.79% −6.20%
2007 +1.72% +2.00%
2006 +2.45% +1.90%
2005 −1.17% −1.38%
2004 −1.10% +1.48%
2003 +2.14% +4.37%
2002 +2.67% +7.54%
2001 +6.56% +7.87%
2000 +4.67% +7.10%
1999 +0.64% −2.95%
1998 +4.93% +6.65%
1997 +5.20% +7.17%
1996 +1.47% −0.68%
1995 +9.98% +18.46%
1994 −2.11% −6.66%
1993 +4.50% +1.11%
1992 +4.67%
1991 +9.77%
1990 +3.02%
1989 +6.59%
1988 +2.52%
1987 −1.64%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Wed 2025-09-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−11.73% −20.23%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
−17.17% −29.74%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund