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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-01-21 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
−0.35%
2026-01-21
2.521 TRR
2026-01-21
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-01-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+152.13%
+2.39%/yr
+2.89%/yr
(R2=0.840)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-01-21 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,213.34
2026-01-21
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −0.35%
2025 +4.25%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.42%
2021 −8.03%
2020 +6.32%
2019 +6.26%
2018 −1.96%
2017 +1.35%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +5.32%
2013 −3.49%
2012 +2.93%
2011 +4.96%
2010 +5.21%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.18%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.03%
2001 +6.75%
2000 +7.77%
1999 −2.17%
1998 +7.31%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −5.11%
1993 +8.09%
1992 +5.25%
1991 +12.47%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.66%
1988 +2.89%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-01-21 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.31% −30.61%
2023-10-19
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