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

Total Real Returns

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

VBIL real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBIL returned +0.41% over the past year and −0.89% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Feb. 11, 2025, VBIL is up +0.93% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.60%/yr, and is currently −0.90% below its real total-return high on Jan. 2, 2026.

Data ending Mon Aug. 31, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2025-02-11💬 to Mon 2026-08-31 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBIL × 		+0.93%
+0.60%/yr 		+0.56%/yr
R2=0.187
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2025-02-11💬 to Mon 2026-08-31 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBIL × 		$10,000.00
2025-02-11 		$10,093.31
2026-08-31

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-08-31

  YTD YoY
VBIL × 		−0.89% +0.41%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBIL × 		−0.90%
on 2026-08-31
from 2026-01-02 peak 		−1.87%
on 2026-06-01
from 2026-01-02 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-08-31 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VBIL × 		+0.41% — — — —

Annual Returns

Year VBIL
2026 (YTD) −0.89%
2025 +1.84%