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

Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2021-12-31?
VFSTX
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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2021-12-31? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
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+115.96%
+2.18%/yr
+2.38%/yr
(R2=0.911)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2021-12-31? Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
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$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$21,595.52
2021-12-31
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2025 (YTD) +0.48%
2024 +2.07%
2023 +2.59%
2022 −11.59%
2021 −7.30%
2020 +3.79%
2019 +3.38%
2018 −1.06%
2017 −0.09%
2016 +0.53%
2015 +0.35%
2014 +0.71%
2013 −0.89%
2012 +2.36%
2011 −1.34%
2010 +3.61%
2009 +11.00%
2008 −4.79%
2007 +1.69%
2006 +2.47%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.06%
2003 +2.11%
2002 +2.68%
2001 +6.54%
2000 +4.68%
1999 +0.63%
1998 +4.93%
1997 +5.21%
1996 +1.46%
1995 +9.98%
1994 −2.10%
1993 +3.55%
1992 +3.08%
1991 +9.78%
1990 +3.01%
1989 +6.60%
1988 +2.50%
1987 −1.64%
1986 +5.12%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2021-12-31? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
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−7.30% −9.51%
2008-10-31
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund