All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

VBMFX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VBMFX total return snapshot: VBMFX returned −1.80% over the past year and −1.74% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 11, 1986, VBMFX is up +585.39% in nominal total return, or +4.95%/yr, and is currently −4.66% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+585.39%
+4.95%/yr
+5.18%/yr
R2=0.938
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$68,539.49
2026-10-16

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-16

  YTD YoY
VBMFX
×
−1.74% −1.80%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−4.66%
on 2026-10-16
from 2020-08-04 peak
−18.84%
on 2022-10-24
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VBMFX
×
−1.80% +3.11%
+1.54%/yr
+14.48%
+4.61%/yr
−2.35%
−0.47%/yr
+13.07%
+1.24%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −1.74%
2025 +7.04%
2024 +1.14%
2023 +5.62%
2022 −13.24%
2021 −1.75%
2020 +7.63%
2019 +8.63%
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 +3.91%
2002 +8.43%
2001 +8.39%
2000 +11.44%
1999 +0.30%
1998 +8.64%
1997 +9.48%
1996 +3.62%
1995 +18.25%
1994 −2.60%
1993 +9.73%
1992 +7.26%
1991 +15.34%
1990 +8.71%
1989 +13.72%
1988 +7.43%
1987 +1.61%
1986 −0.60%