VGSH Stock Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

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

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

VGSH real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGSH returned −0.65% over the past year and −2.70% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 23, 2009, VGSH is down −18.63% in real purchasing-power return, or −1.24%/yr, and is currently −19.53% below its real total-return high on Oct. 8, 2010.

Dividends Reinvested:

Mon 2009-11-23^💬 to Fri 2026-06-05	YTD Return	1 Year Return
VGSH ^×	−2.70% 2026-06-05	−0.65% 2026-06-05
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Returns

Mon 2009-11-23^💬 to Fri 2026-06-05	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VGSH ^×	−18.63% −1.24%/yr	−1.39%/yr (R²=0.771)
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Growth of $10,000

Mon 2009-11-23^💬 to Fri 2026-06-05	Start Value	End Value
VGSH ^×	$10,000.00 2009-11-23	$8,137.38 2026-06-05
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Annual Returns

Year	VGSH
2026 (YTD)	−2.70%
2025	+2.34%
2024	+1.10%
2023	+0.93%
2022	−9.70%
2021	−7.13%
2020	+1.66%
2019	+1.21%
2018	−0.35%
2017	−2.04%
2016	−0.95%
2015	−0.22%
2014	−0.29%
2013	−1.16%
2012	−1.33%
2011	−1.46%
2010	+0.78%
2009	−0.36%

Drawdowns

Mon 2009-11-23^💬 to Fri 2026-06-05	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VGSH ^×	−19.53% from 2010-10-08 peak	−22.46% 2023-09-27 from 2010-10-08 peak
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Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-06-05	1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
VGSH ^×	−0.65%	+2.17% +1.08%/yr	+2.67% +0.88%/yr	−11.90% −2.50%/yr	−14.69% −1.58%/yr
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund