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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.13%
2025-12-16
2.503 TRR
2025-12-16
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+150.26%
+2.38%/yr
+2.90%/yr
(R2=0.842)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,025.59
2025-12-16
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.13%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.43%
2021 −8.03%
2020 +6.34%
2019 +6.19%
2018 −1.94%
2017 +1.34%
2016 +0.54%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +5.27%
2013 −3.45%
2012 +2.90%
2011 +4.90%
2010 +5.26%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.76%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.03%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.80%
1999 −2.18%
1998 +7.31%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −5.11%
1993 +8.08%
1992 +5.26%
1991 +12.46%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.89%
1987 −2.70%
1986 −0.67%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.87% −30.61%
2023-10-19
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