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

Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-11-22💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX × 		+51.93%
+1.28%/yr 		+1.30%/yr
R2=0.678
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX × 		+111.67%
+2.31%/yr 		+2.76%/yr
R2=0.846
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX × 		+164.41%
+3.01%/yr 		+3.96%/yr
R2=0.854
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1993-11-22💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Start
Value 		End
Value
VFSTX × 		$10,000.00
1993-11-22 		$15,192.58
2026-09-18
VFICX × 		$10,000.00
1993-11-22 		$21,166.62
2026-09-18
VWESX × 		$10,000.00
1993-11-22 		$26,441.20
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
VFSTX × 		−3.31% −1.89%
VFICX × 		−5.50% −4.14%
VWESX × 		−6.69% −6.72%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX × 		−13.39%
on 2026-09-18
from 2020-12-31 peak 		−20.21%
on 2022-10-20
from 2020-12-31 peak
VFICX × 		−20.68%
on 2026-09-18
from 2020-12-31 peak 		−29.72%
on 2022-10-20
from 2020-12-31 peak
VWESX × 		−39.40%
on 2026-09-18
from 2020-08-06 peak 		−45.10%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-06 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VFSTX × 		−1.89% +0.24%
+0.12%/yr 		+6.83%
+2.23%/yr 		−9.20%
−1.91%/yr 		−8.81%
−0.92%/yr
VFICX × 		−4.14% −2.00%
−1.00%/yr 		+8.21%
+2.67%/yr 		−16.38%
−3.51%/yr 		−9.53%
−1.00%/yr
VWESX × 		−6.72% −9.79%
−5.02%/yr 		+0.67%
+0.22%/yr 		−33.82%
−7.92%/yr 		−19.65%
−2.16%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX VFICX VWESX
2026 (YTD) −3.31% −5.50% −6.69%
2025 +3.97% +6.71% +4.43%
2024 +2.04% +0.33% −5.48%
2023 +2.62% +5.02% +5.76%
2022 −11.56% −19.09% −30.13%
2021 −6.97% −7.72% −8.79%
2020 +3.75% +8.85% +13.84%
2019 +3.37% +7.94% +17.77%
2018 −1.02% −2.42% −7.69%
2017 −0.09% +2.02% +9.68%
2016 +0.67% +1.72% +5.67%
2015 +0.31% +0.80% −2.87%
2014 +1.00% +5.04% +17.32%
2013 −0.50% −2.83% −7.22%
2012 +2.76% +7.29% +9.77%
2011 −1.01% +4.34% +13.86%
2010 +3.68% +8.99% +9.15%
2009 +11.03% +14.66% +5.92%
2008 −4.80% −6.21% +2.24%
2007 +1.73% +2.00% −0.30%
2006 +2.44% +1.90% +0.38%
2005 −1.17% −1.38% +1.69%
2004 −1.09% +1.48% +5.56%
2003 +2.14% +4.36% +4.35%
2002 +2.67% +7.54% +10.66%
2001 +6.55% +7.86% +7.94%
2000 +4.68% +7.11% +8.16%
1999 +0.63% −2.94% −6.84%
1998 +4.94% +6.64% +8.53%
1997 +5.20% +7.17% +11.92%
1996 +1.47% −0.68% −2.03%
1995 +9.98% +18.47% +23.35%
1994 −2.10% −6.66% −5.36%
1993 +4.49% +1.11% +11.46%
1992 +4.68% — +7.87%
1991 +9.77% — +17.41%
1990 +3.01% — +0.11%
1989 +6.60% — +10.16%
1988 +2.51% — +5.19%
1987 −1.63% — −5.31%
1986 +10.30% — +13.06%
1985 +10.80% — +17.69%
1984 +10.01% — +9.88%
1983 +4.40% — +2.84%
1982 — — +23.89%
1981 — — +0.06%
1980 — — −7.10%
1979 — — −0.68%