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Total Real Returns

VBTLX: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VBTLX total return snapshot: VBTLX returned +4.25% over the past year and +0.02% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +119.29% in nominal total return, or +3.23%/yr, and is currently −2.40% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Wed Jul. 15, 2026

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VBTLX
×
+0.02%
2026-07-15
+4.25%
2026-07-15
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBTLX
×
+119.29%
+3.23%/yr
+3.38%/yr
(R2=0.910)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 Start
Value
End
Value
VBTLX
×
$10,000.00
2001-11-12
$21,929.22
2026-07-15
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VBTLX
2026 (YTD) +0.02%
2025 +7.17%
2024 +1.27%
2023 +5.75%
2022 −13.16%
2021 −1.65%
2020 +7.73%
2019 +8.74%
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 +5.19%
2007 +7.03%
2006 +4.39%
2005 +2.53%
2004 +4.35%
2003 +3.20%
2002 +7.86%
2001 −2.38%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Wed 2026-07-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBTLX
×
−2.40%
from 2020-08-04 peak
−18.68%
2022-10-24
from 2020-08-04 peak
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Wed 2026-07-15 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VBTLX
×
+4.25% +8.07%
+3.96%/yr
+12.14%
+3.89%/yr
−0.98%
−0.20%/yr
+15.73%
+1.47%/yr
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund