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

Total Real Returns

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

VBINX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBINX returned +3.05% over the past year and +2.44% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 9, 1992, VBINX is up +568.57% in real purchasing-power return, or +5.75%/yr, and is currently −3.14% below its real total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.

Data ending Fri Oct. 30, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1992-11-09💬 to Fri 2026-10-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBINX
×
+568.57%
+5.75%/yr
+5.04%/yr
R2=0.939
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 1992-11-09💬 to Fri 2026-10-30 Start
Value
End
Value
VBINX
×
$10,000.00
1992-11-09
$66,856.86
2026-10-30

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-10-30

  YTD YoY
VBINX
×
+2.44% +3.05%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBINX
×
−3.14%
on 2026-10-30
from 2026-08-13 peak
−37.09%
on 2009-03-09
from 2007-10-09 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-10-30 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VBINX
×
+3.05% +13.99%
+6.77%/yr
+42.51%
+12.53%/yr
+12.14%
+2.32%/yr
+77.27%
+5.89%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VBINX
2026 (YTD) +2.44%
2025 +10.51%
2024 +11.25%
2023 +13.61%
2022 −22.02%
2021 +6.58%
2020 +14.70%
2019 +18.95%
2018 −4.79%
2017 +11.40%
2016 +6.43%
2015 −0.37%
2014 +8.98%
2013 +16.22%
2012 +9.43%
2011 +1.14%
2010 +11.46%
2009 +16.91%
2008 −22.28%
2007 +1.99%
2006 +8.30%
2005 +1.18%
2004 +7.10%
2003 +17.65%
2002 −11.65%
2001 −4.51%
2000 −5.21%
1999 +10.68%
1998 +16.03%
1997 +20.17%
1996 +10.13%
1995 +24.97%
1994 −4.11%
1993 +8.57%
1992 +3.66%