All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
BND real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, BND returned −3.85% over the past year and −4.30% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 10, 2007, BND is up +7.39% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.36%/yr, and is currently −25.68% below its real total-return high on Aug. 6, 2020.
Data ending Wed Nov. 4, 2026
| Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Wed 2026-11-04 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BND × |
+7.39%
+0.36%/yr |
+0.19%/yr
R2=0.013 |
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| Tue 2007-04-10💬 to Wed 2026-11-04 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| BND × |
$10,000.00
2007-04-10 |
$10,738.76
2026-11-04 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| BND × | −4.30% | −3.85% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| BND × |
−25.68%
on 2026-11-04 from 2020-08-06 peak |
−30.91%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-06 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-11-04 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BND × | −3.85% |
−0.82% −0.41%/yr |
+4.52% +1.48%/yr |
−19.07% −4.14%/yr |
−17.66% −1.92%/yr |
| Year | BND |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.30% |
| 2025 | +4.29% |
| 2024 | −1.46% |
| 2023 | +2.23% |
| 2022 | −18.39% |
| 2021 | −8.45% |
| 2020 | +6.09% |
| 2019 | +6.40% |
| 2018 | −1.98% |
| 2017 | +1.42% |
| 2016 | +0.44% |
| 2015 | −0.17% |
| 2014 | +5.02% |
| 2013 | −3.56% |
| 2012 | +2.12% |
| 2011 | +4.82% |
| 2010 | +4.63% |
| 2009 | +0.89% |
| 2008 | +6.77% |
| 2007 | +3.95% |
