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Total Real Returns

US1MTBILL,VBTLX: Total Real Return Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
US1MTBILL
×
−1.85%
2026-06-18
−0.27%
2026-06-18
U.S. 1-Month Treasury Bill 💬 Reference Data
VBTLX
×
−3.42%
2026-06-18
+0.08%
2026-06-18
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
US1MTBILL
×
−20.50%
−0.93%/yr
−1.12%/yr
(R2=0.898)
U.S. 1-Month Treasury Bill 💬 Reference Data
VBTLX
×
+16.04%
+0.61%/yr
+1.03%/yr
(R2=0.363)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 Start
Value
End
Value
US1MTBILL
×
$10,000.00
2001-11-12
$7,950.18
2026-06-18
U.S. 1-Month Treasury Bill 💬 Reference Data
VBTLX
×
$10,000.00
2001-11-12
$11,604.40
2026-06-18
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year US1MTBILL VBTLX
2026 (YTD) −1.85% −3.42%
2025 +1.55% +4.38%
2024 +2.35% −1.57%
2023 +1.72% +2.32%
2022 −4.52% −18.43%
2021 −6.54% −8.12%
2020 −0.99% +6.28%
2019 −0.17% +6.31%
2018 −0.06% −1.88%
2017 −1.25% +1.41%
2016 −1.78% +0.53%
2015 −0.69% −0.33%
2014 −0.72% +5.10%
2013 −1.44% −3.58%
2012 −1.64% +2.38%
2011 −2.85% +4.60%
2010 −1.36% +4.69%
2009 −2.56% +3.26%
2008 +1.18% +5.09%
2007 +0.30% +2.82%
2006 +2.15% +1.83%
2005 −0.43% −0.87%
2004 −1.93% +1.06%
2003 −0.85% +1.29%
2002 −0.74% +5.35%
2001 +2.16% −1.89%
2000 +2.38%
1999 +1.95%
1998 +3.19%
1997 +3.49%
1996 +1.85%
1995 +2.96%
1994 +1.19%
1993 +0.15%
1992 +0.59%
1991 +2.46%
1990 +1.66%
1989 +3.55%
1988 +1.84%
1987 +0.99%
1986 +5.00%
1985 +3.78%
1984 +5.69%
1983 +4.80%
1982 +6.46%
1981 +5.32%
1980 −1.12%
1979 −2.55%
1978 −1.69%
1977 −1.48%
1976 +0.21%
1975 −1.06%
1974 −3.85%
1973 −1.62%
1972 +0.41%
1971 +1.08%
1970 +0.90%
1969 +0.35%
1968 +0.48%
1967 +1.15%
1966 +1.24%
1965 +1.96%
1964 +2.53%
1963 +1.45%
1962 +1.39%
1961 +1.43%
1960 +1.29%
1959 +1.22%
1958 −0.23%
1957 +0.25%
1956 −0.48%
1955 +1.17%
1954 +1.62%
1953 +1.07%
1952 +0.89%
1951 −4.32%
1950 −4.35%
1949 +3.23%
1948 −2.12%
1947 −7.66%
1946 −15.04%
1945 −1.92%
1944 −1.89%
1943 −2.53%
1942 −8.03%
1941 −9.00%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.01%
1938 +2.82%
1937 −2.50%
1936 −1.25%
1935 −2.76%
1934 −1.31%
1933 −0.44%
1932 +12.47%
1931 +11.47%
1930 +9.42%
1929 +4.13%
1928 +4.75%
1927 +5.51%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-06-18 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
US1MTBILL
×
−21.08%
from 2001-12-31 peak
−24.91%
2022-06-30
from 2001-12-31 peak
U.S. 1-Month Treasury Bill 💬 Reference Data
VBTLX
×
−24.61%
from 2020-08-04 peak
−30.72%
2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-06-18 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
US1MTBILL
×
−0.27% +1.86%
+0.93%/yr
+4.25%
+1.40%/yr
−3.78%
−0.77%/yr
−9.81%
−1.03%/yr
U.S. 1-Month Treasury Bill 💬 Reference Data
VBTLX
×
+0.08% +1.58%
+0.79%/yr
+1.97%
+0.65%/yr
−19.58%
−4.27%/yr
−16.38%
−1.77%/yr
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund