All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VBMFX total return snapshot: VBMFX returned +2.22% over the past year and −0.32% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 11, 1986, VBMFX is up +595.30% in nominal total return, or +5.01%/yr, and is currently −3.28% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × |
+595.30%
+5.01%/yr |
+5.20%/yr
R2=0.939 |
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| Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × |
$10,000.00
1986-12-11 |
$69,529.65
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | −0.32% | +2.22% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × |
−3.28%
on 2026-08-14 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−18.84%
on 2022-10-24 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | +2.22% |
+4.88% +2.41%/yr |
+13.39% +4.28%/yr |
−1.87% −0.38%/yr |
+13.58% +1.28%/yr |
| Year | VBMFX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −0.32% |
| 2025 | +7.04% |
| 2024 | +1.14% |
| 2023 | +5.62% |
| 2022 | −13.24% |
| 2021 | −1.75% |
| 2020 | +7.63% |
| 2019 | +8.62% |
| 2018 | −0.12% |
| 2017 | +3.47% |
| 2016 | +2.50% |
| 2015 | +0.30% |
| 2014 | +5.77% |
| 2013 | −2.25% |
| 2012 | +4.07% |
| 2011 | +7.59% |
| 2010 | +6.31% |
| 2009 | +5.95% |
| 2008 | +5.09% |
| 2007 | +6.96% |
| 2006 | +4.31% |
| 2005 | +2.43% |
| 2004 | +4.27% |
| 2003 | +3.90% |
| 2002 | +8.43% |
| 2001 | +8.39% |
| 2000 | +11.44% |
| 1999 | +0.30% |
| 1998 | +8.64% |
| 1997 | +9.47% |
| 1996 | +3.62% |
| 1995 | +18.25% |
| 1994 | −2.60% |
| 1993 | +9.73% |
| 1992 | +7.27% |
| 1991 | +15.33% |
| 1990 | +8.71% |
| 1989 | +13.72% |
| 1988 | +7.43% |
| 1987 | +1.61% |
| 1986 | −0.60% |
