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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-05-09?
VFSTX
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Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-05-09? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VFSTX
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+108.89%
+1.91%/yr
+2.07%/yr
(R2=0.815)
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-05-09? Start
Value
End
Value
VFSTX
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$10,000.00
1986-05-15
$20,888.62
2025-05-09
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VFSTX
2025 (YTD) +0.39%
2024 +1.97%
2023 +2.68%
2022 −11.59%
2021 −6.92%
2020 +3.72%
2019 +3.40%
2018 −1.06%
2017 −0.26%
2016 +0.71%
2015 +0.27%
2014 +0.81%
2013 −0.62%
2012 +2.75%
2011 −1.00%
2010 +3.67%
2009 +11.05%
2008 −4.85%
2007 +1.77%
2006 +2.45%
2005 −1.17%
2004 −1.08%
2003 +2.14%
2002 +2.68%
2001 +6.54%
2000 +4.68%
1999 +0.63%
1998 +4.93%
1997 +5.20%
1996 +1.47%
1995 +9.99%
1994 −2.10%
1993 +4.49%
1992 +4.67%
1991 +9.78%
1990 +3.01%
1989 +6.60%
1988 +2.51%
1987 −1.63%
1986 +5.13%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-05-15? to Fri 2025-05-09? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VFSTX
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−13.42% −20.18%
2022-10-20
Vanguard Short-Term Investment-Grade Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund