Performance analysis of VGSH (VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, VGSH has had an average annual return of +4.24%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, VGSH has had an average annual return of +1.86%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, VGSH has had an average annual return of +1.74%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Nov 23, 2009, VGSH has had an average annual return of +1.40%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.17% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.69% | +5.07% | +4% | +4.30% | -3.86% | -0.60% | +3.04% | +3.53% | +1.54% | +0.04% | +1.11% | +0.49% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | ||||||
| +0.46% | +0.32% | +0.38% | +1.46% | +2.28% | -0.52% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +0.22% | +0.56% | -0.49% | +0.19% | +0.10% | +0.06% | +0.05% | +0.69% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.39% | +0.74% | +0.42% | +0.84% | -0.24% | +0.59% | -0.07% | +0.89% | +0.31% | +0.32% | +0.46% | +0.30% | +5.07% |
| 2024 | +0.36% | -0.44% | +0.31% | -0.37% | +0.73% | +0.56% | +1.19% | +0.86% | +0.79% | -0.58% | +0.30% | +0.24% | +4% |
| 2023 | +0.75% | -0.75% | +1.68% | +0.23% | -0.39% | -0.48% | +0.29% | +0.48% | -0.12% | +0.35% | +1.05% | +1.16% | +4.30% |
| 2022 | -0.72% | -0.41% | -1.42% | -0.48% | +0.56% | -0.59% | +0.39% | -0.75% | -1.18% | -0.14% | +0.68% | +0.15% | -3.86% |
| 2021 | +0.04% | -0.02% | -0.08% | +0.06% | +0.08% | -0.19% | +0.17% | -0.00869% | -0.11% | -0.30% | -0.06% | -0.18% | -0.60% |
| 2020 | +0.56% | +0.89% | +1.34% | +0.03% | +0.08% | +0% | +0.10% | -0.04% | +0.00870% | -0.02% | +0.03% | +0.03% | +3.04% |
| 2019 | +0.20% | +0.07% | +0.62% | +0.22% | +0.78% | +0.45% | -0.05% | +0.82% | -0.18% | +0.37% | -0.04% | +0.22% | +3.53% |
| 2018 | -0.32% | -0.04% | +0.17% | -0.17% | +0.39% | -0.00942% | -0.03% | +0.36% | -0.15% | +0.11% | +0.40% | +0.82% | +1.54% |
| 2017 | -0.20% | +0.06% | +0.07% | +0.16% | +0.10% | -0.06% | +0.17% | +0.20% | -0.16% | -0.12% | -0.16% | -0.02% | +0.04% |
Drawdown analysis of VGSH (VANGUARD SHORT-TERM TREASURY INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the VGSH was -5.70%, occurring on Oct 20, 2022. Recovery took 393 trading sessions.
The current VGSH drawdown is -0.13%.
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -5.70% | Apr 20, 2021 | 380 | Oct 20, 2022 | 393 | May 15, 2024 | 773 |
| -1.09% | Sep 7, 2017 | 173 | May 16, 2018 | 130 | Nov 19, 2018 | 303 |
| -0.97% | Sep 24, 2024 | 35 | Nov 12, 2024 | 49 | Jan 27, 2025 | 84 |
| -0.94% | Jul 5, 2016 | 115 | Dec 15, 2016 | 156 | Aug 1, 2017 | 271 |
| -0.89% | Feb 27, 2026 | 19 | Mar 26, 2026 | 68 | Jul 6, 2026 | 87 |
| -0.83% | Nov 3, 2010 | 68 | Feb 10, 2011 | 58 | May 5, 2011 | 126 |
| -0.74% | Dec 1, 2009 | 21 | Dec 31, 2009 | 14 | Jan 22, 2010 | 35 |
| -0.73% | Apr 30, 2025 | 10 | May 14, 2025 | 26 | Jun 23, 2025 | 36 |
| -0.72% | Oct 14, 2015 | 44 | Dec 16, 2015 | 31 | Feb 2, 2016 | 75 |
| -0.66% | Sep 4, 2019 | 7 | Sep 13, 2019 | 14 | Oct 3, 2019 | 21 |
| -0.60% | Mar 2, 2010 | 23 | Apr 5, 2010 | 21 | May 4, 2010 | 44 |
| -0.53% | Oct 15, 2014 | 48 | Dec 23, 2014 | 14 | Jan 14, 2015 | 62 |
| -0.48% | Mar 9, 2020 | 2 | Mar 11, 2020 | 7 | Mar 20, 2020 | 9 |
| -0.47% | Feb 11, 2016 | 21 | Mar 14, 2016 | 17 | Apr 7, 2016 | 38 |
| -0.47% | Jan 15, 2015 | 34 | Mar 6, 2015 | 18 | Apr 1, 2015 | 52 |
| -0.45% | Sep 19, 2011 | 16 | Oct 11, 2011 | 66 | Jan 17, 2012 | 82 |
| -0.44% | Apr 4, 2025 | 5 | Apr 11, 2025 | 9 | Apr 25, 2025 | 14 |
| -0.39% | May 1, 2013 | 88 | Sep 5, 2013 | 14 | Sep 25, 2013 | 102 |
| -0.39% | Jan 26, 2012 | 37 | Mar 20, 2012 | 50 | May 31, 2012 | 87 |
| -0.38% | Oct 4, 2019 | 24 | Nov 7, 2019 | 34 | Dec 27, 2019 | 58 |
| -0.35% | Jan 3, 2019 | 3 | Jan 8, 2019 | 16 | Jan 31, 2019 | 19 |
| -0.34% | May 9, 2016 | 7 | May 18, 2016 | 16 | Jun 10, 2016 | 23 |
| -0.33% | Aug 24, 2015 | 15 | Sep 15, 2015 | 10 | Sep 29, 2015 | 25 |
| -0.30% | Feb 5, 2010 | 9 | Feb 19, 2010 | 6 | Mar 1, 2010 | 15 |
| -0.30% | Feb 27, 2014 | 17 | Mar 24, 2014 | 32 | May 8, 2014 | 49 |