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

Mon 1993-11-22? to Mon 2025-12-22	YTD Return	TRR Price
VFSTX ×	+3.44% 2025-12-22	2.258 TRR 2025-12-22
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX ×	+5.98% 2025-12-22	2.71 TRR 2025-12-22
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX ×	+3.81% 2025-12-22	6.095 TRR 2025-12-22
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Returns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Mon 2025-12-22	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VFSTX ×	+60.29% +1.48%/yr	+1.44%/yr (R2=0.729)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX ×	+170.96% +3.16%/yr	+3.62%/yr (R2=0.915)
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX ×	+265.37% +4.12%/yr	+4.84%/yr (R2=0.916)
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Growth of $10,000

Mon 1993-11-22? to Mon 2025-12-22	Start Value	End Value
VFSTX ×	$10,000.00 1993-11-22	$16,029.25 2025-12-22
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX ×	$10,000.00 1993-11-22	$27,095.99 2025-12-22
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX ×	$10,000.00 1993-11-22	$36,536.63 2025-12-22
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

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Annual Returns

Year	VFSTX	VFICX	VWESX
2025 (YTD)	+3.44%	+5.98%	+3.81%
2024	+2.00%	+0.33%	−5.47%
2023	+2.62%	+5.01%	+5.76%
2022	−11.59%	−19.09%	−30.12%
2021	−6.63%	−6.14%	−6.78%
2020	+3.79%	+12.44%	+18.31%
2019	+3.37%	+7.94%	+19.37%
2018	−0.99%	−2.42%	−7.38%
2017	−0.09%	+2.20%	+11.42%
2016	+0.73%	+2.71%	+7.61%
2015	+0.36%	+1.26%	−1.17%
2014	+1.29%	+5.97%	+19.03%
2013	−0.18%	−0.88%	−6.36%
2012	+3.24%	+9.42%	+10.97%
2011	−0.66%	+6.61%	+14.80%
2010	+3.73%	+11.55%	+9.13%
2009	+11.04%	+15.20%	+5.94%
2008	−4.80%	−5.74%	+2.24%
2007	+1.72%	+1.99%	−0.30%
2006	+2.45%	+1.90%	+0.37%
2005	−1.17%	−1.19%	+1.70%
2004	−1.09%	+2.03%	+5.56%
2003	+2.15%	+5.19%	+4.34%
2002	+2.67%	+7.54%	+10.65%
2001	+6.56%	+7.88%	+7.94%
2000	+4.67%	+7.13%	+8.16%
1999	+0.63%	−2.49%	−6.25%
1998	+4.94%	+7.52%	+11.01%
1997	+5.20%	+7.28%	+12.85%
1996	+1.46%	−0.68%	−0.27%
1995	+9.98%	+18.48%	+23.32%
1994	−2.10%	−6.67%	−4.57%
1993	+5.45%	+1.09%	+14.74%
1992	+6.32%	—	+9.72%
1991	+9.78%	—	+17.43%
1990	+3.00%	—	+0.14%
1989	+6.60%	—	+10.13%
1988	+2.49%	—	+5.17%
1987	−1.61%	—	−5.27%
1986	+5.11%	—	+6.90%

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Drawdowns

Mon 1993-11-22? to Mon 2025-12-22	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VFSTX ×	−10.62%	−19.94% 2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VFICX ×	−15.21%	−28.52% 2022-10-20
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
VWESX ×	−32.39%	−42.51% 2023-10-19
Vanguard Long-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund