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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-25 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.61%
2025-11-25
2.515 TRR
2025-11-25
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-25 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+151.47%
+2.40%/yr
+2.91%/yr
(R2=0.843)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-25 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,146.95
2025-11-25
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.61%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.45%
2021 −8.02%
2020 +6.33%
2019 +6.28%
2018 −2.02%
2017 +1.43%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +5.26%
2013 −3.45%
2012 +2.89%
2011 +5.00%
2010 +5.21%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +1.98%
2002 +6.03%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.16%
1998 +7.30%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.33%
1994 −5.12%
1993 +8.07%
1992 +5.25%
1991 +12.49%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.66%
1988 +2.91%
1987 −2.73%
1986 −0.64%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-25 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.52% −30.61%
2023-10-19
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