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 2025-10-24 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VFSTX
×
+2.63%
2025-10-24
2.145 TRR
2025-10-24
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
+5.78%
2025-10-24
2.221 TRR
2025-10-24
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-10-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
×
+55.12%
+1.38%/yr
+1.37%/yr
(R2=0.699)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
+122.06%
+2.53%/yr
+2.88%/yr
(R2=0.859)
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-10-24 Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
×
$10,000.00
1993-11-22
$15,512.42
2025-10-24
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
$10,000.00
1993-11-22
$22,205.77
2025-10-24
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX VFICX
2025 (YTD) +2.63% +5.78%
2024 +2.09% +0.33%
2023 +2.60% +5.02%
2022 −11.58% −19.10%
2021 −6.96% −7.75%
2020 +3.74% +8.90%
2019 +3.42% +7.94%
2018 −1.07% −2.42%
2017 −0.09% +2.02%
2016 +0.72% +1.72%
2015 +0.27% +0.80%
2014 +1.00% +5.04%
2013 −0.45% −2.82%
2012 +2.78% +7.29%
2011 −1.10% +4.33%
2010 +3.71% +8.99%
2009 +11.05% +14.68%
2008 −4.81% −6.21%
2007 +1.73% +1.98%
2006 +2.44% +1.90%
2005 −1.16% −1.37%
2004 −1.10% +1.48%
2003 +2.15% +4.35%
2002 +2.68% +7.54%
2001 +6.55% +7.85%
2000 +4.67% +7.11%
1999 +0.63% −2.95%
1998 +4.94% +6.66%
1997 +5.21% +7.15%
1996 +1.47% −0.66%
1995 +9.97% +18.46%
1994 −2.09% −6.66%
1993 +4.50% +1.11%
1992 +4.68%
1991 +9.76%
1990 +3.00%
1989 +6.60%
1988 +2.52%
1987 −1.62%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Fri 2025-10-24 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
×
−11.57% −20.21%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX
×
−16.82% −29.74%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund