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Total Real Returns

BND,JNK,TLT: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Tue 2007-12-04? to Thu 2025-09-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
BND
×
+3.71%
2025-09-11
1.116 TRR
2025-09-11
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
JNK
×
+4.21%
2025-09-11
1.54 TRR
2025-09-11
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
+3.65%
2025-09-11
1.336 TRR
2025-09-11
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2007-12-04? to Thu 2025-09-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
BND
×
+7.84%
+0.43%/yr
+0.21%/yr
(R2=0.014)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
JNK
×
+53.99%
+2.46%/yr
+2.79%/yr
(R2=0.584)
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
+5.14%
+0.28%/yr
+1.07%/yr
(R2=0.069)
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2007-12-04? to Thu 2025-09-11 Start
Value
End
Value
BND
×
$10,000.00
2007-12-04
$10,784.34
2025-09-11
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
JNK
×
$10,000.00
2007-12-04
$15,399.28
2025-09-11
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
$10,000.00
2007-12-04
$10,514.43
2025-09-11
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year BND JNK TLT
2025 (YTD) +3.71% +4.21% +3.65%
2024 −1.46% +4.70% −10.62%
2023 +2.24% +8.78% −0.56%
2022 −18.40% −17.53% −35.41%
2021 −8.45% −2.83% −10.87%
2020 +6.09% +3.54% +16.57%
2019 +6.41% +12.31% +11.57%
2018 −1.99% −5.08% −3.46%
2017 +1.43% +4.29% +6.93%
2016 +0.44% +12.10% −0.88%
2015 −0.16% −7.45% −2.51%
2014 +5.03% +0.01% +26.36%
2013 −3.56% +4.31% −14.66%
2012 +2.13% +11.53% +0.88%
2011 +4.81% +2.07% +30.15%
2010 +4.63% +12.56% +7.40%
2009 +0.89% +33.81% −23.87%
2008 +6.77% −24.78% +33.82%
2007 +3.96% +0.76% +5.96%
2006 −1.76%
2005 +5.00%
2004 +5.28%
2003 −0.27%
2002 +9.24%

Drawdowns

Tue 2007-12-04? to Thu 2025-09-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
BND
×
−22.78% −30.91%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund
JNK
×
−5.23% −39.50%
2008-11-21
SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF Exchange-Traded Fund
TLT
×
−51.34% −56.60%
2023-10-19
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund