All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VBTLX total return snapshot: VBTLX returned −1.27% over the past year and −1.52% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +115.92% in nominal total return, or +3.13%/yr, and is currently −3.90% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Thu Nov. 12, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-11-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
+115.92%
+3.13%/yr |
+3.35%/yr
R2=0.909 |
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-11-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$21,591.75
2026-11-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −1.52% | −1.27% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
−3.90%
on 2026-11-12 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−18.68%
on 2022-10-24 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-11-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −1.27% |
+5.44% +2.68%/yr |
+13.70% +4.37%/yr |
−1.74% −0.35%/yr |
+16.41% +1.53%/yr |
| Year | VBTLX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −1.52% |
| 2025 | +7.17% |
| 2024 | +1.27% |
| 2023 | +5.75% |
| 2022 | −13.16% |
| 2021 | −1.65% |
| 2020 | +7.73% |
| 2019 | +8.74% |
| 2018 | −0.01% |
| 2017 | +3.56% |
| 2016 | +2.61% |
| 2015 | +0.40% |
| 2014 | +5.89% |
| 2013 | −2.13% |
| 2012 | +4.15% |
| 2011 | +7.70% |
| 2010 | +6.25% |
| 2009 | +6.07% |
| 2008 | +5.18% |
| 2007 | +7.03% |
| 2006 | +4.39% |
| 2005 | +2.53% |
| 2004 | +4.35% |
| 2003 | +3.20% |
| 2002 | +7.86% |
| 2001 | −2.38% |
