All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

Total Real Returns

FTBFX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

FTBFX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, FTBFX returned −0.66% over the past year and −3.42% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Oct. 23, 2002, FTBFX is up +47.50% in real purchasing-power return, or +1.64%/yr, and is currently −20.15% below its real total-return high on Dec. 31, 2020.

Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2002-10-23💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
FTBFX
×
+47.50%
+1.64%/yr
+2.04%/yr
R2=0.626
Fidelity Total Bond Fund Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Wed 2002-10-23💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 Start
Value
End
Value
FTBFX
×
$10,000.00
2002-10-23
$14,749.94
2026-08-21

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-21

  YTD YoY
FTBFX
×
−3.42% −0.66%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
FTBFX
×
−20.15%
on 2026-08-21
from 2020-12-31 peak
−28.01%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-12-31 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
FTBFX
×
−0.66% −0.78%
−0.39%/yr
+7.08%
+2.31%/yr
−16.47%
−3.53%/yr
−9.73%
−1.02%/yr

Annual Returns

Year FTBFX
2026 (YTD) −3.42%
2025 +4.71%
2024 −0.01%
2023 +3.77%
2022 −18.47%
2021 −6.67%
2020 +7.88%
2019 +7.44%
2018 −2.52%
2017 +2.04%
2016 +3.71%
2015 −1.12%
2014 +4.77%
2013 −2.37%
2012 +4.79%
2011 +4.35%
2010 +13.90%
2009 +16.68%
2008 −5.62%
2007 +0.09%
2006 +2.57%
2005 −0.94%
2004 +2.18%
2003 +3.46%
2002 +3.60%