All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VBTLX total return snapshot: VBTLX returned +2.55% over the past year and +0.05% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +119.37% in nominal total return, or +3.22%/yr, and is currently −2.36% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Tue Aug. 25, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Tue 2026-08-25 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
+119.37%
+3.22%/yr |
+3.37%/yr
R2=0.910 |
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Tue 2026-08-25 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$21,936.88
2026-08-25 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | +0.05% | +2.55% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
−2.36%
on 2026-08-25 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−18.68%
on 2022-10-24 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-25 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | +2.55% |
+5.03% +2.48%/yr |
+14.40% +4.59%/yr |
−0.84% −0.17%/yr |
+15.33% +1.44%/yr |
| Year | VBTLX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +0.05% |
| 2025 | +7.17% |
| 2024 | +1.27% |
| 2023 | +5.74% |
| 2022 | −13.16% |
| 2021 | −1.65% |
| 2020 | +7.73% |
| 2019 | +8.73% |
| 2018 | −0.00% |
| 2017 | +3.56% |
| 2016 | +2.61% |
| 2015 | +0.40% |
| 2014 | +5.90% |
| 2013 | −2.13% |
| 2012 | +4.15% |
| 2011 | +7.70% |
| 2010 | +6.25% |
| 2009 | +6.06% |
| 2008 | +5.18% |
| 2007 | +7.03% |
| 2006 | +4.39% |
| 2005 | +2.53% |
| 2004 | +4.35% |
| 2003 | +3.20% |
| 2002 | +7.86% |
| 2001 | −2.38% |
