All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VBMFX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBMFX returned −0.99% over the past year and −3.65% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Dec. 11, 1986, VBMFX is up +129.05% in real purchasing-power return, or +2.11%/yr, and is currently −25.22% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Aug. 21, 2026
| Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × |
+129.05%
+2.11%/yr |
+2.64%/yr
R2=0.814 |
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| Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-08-21 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × |
$10,000.00
1986-12-11 |
$22,904.85
2026-08-21 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | −3.65% | −0.99% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × |
−25.22%
on 2026-08-21 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−30.93%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-21 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | −0.99% |
−1.94% −0.97%/yr |
+4.60% +1.51%/yr |
−20.12% −4.39%/yr |
−18.21% −1.99%/yr |
| Year | VBMFX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.65% |
| 2025 | +4.26% |
| 2024 | −1.69% |
| 2023 | +2.20% |
| 2022 | −18.51% |
| 2021 | −8.21% |
| 2020 | +6.19% |
| 2019 | +6.20% |
| 2018 | −1.99% |
| 2017 | +1.33% |
| 2016 | +0.42% |
| 2015 | −0.43% |
| 2014 | +4.98% |
| 2013 | −3.69% |
| 2012 | +2.29% |
| 2011 | +4.49% |
| 2010 | +4.75% |
| 2009 | +3.14% |
| 2008 | +5.00% |
| 2007 | +2.75% |
| 2006 | +1.75% |
| 2005 | −0.97% |
| 2004 | +0.99% |
| 2003 | +1.99% |
| 2002 | +5.92% |
| 2001 | +6.73% |
| 2000 | +7.79% |
| 1999 | −2.32% |
| 1998 | +6.92% |
| 1997 | +7.64% |
| 1996 | +0.29% |
| 1995 | +15.31% |
| 1994 | −5.14% |
| 1993 | +6.80% |
| 1992 | +4.24% |
| 1991 | +11.90% |
| 1990 | +2.45% |
| 1989 | +8.67% |
| 1988 | +2.89% |
| 1987 | −2.71% |
| 1986 | −0.66% |
