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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-29 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.30%
2025-10-29
2.355 TRR
2025-10-29
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+135.55%
+2.23%/yr
+2.75%/yr
(R2=0.833)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,554.81
2025-10-29
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.30%
2024 −1.70%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.50%
2021 −8.22%
2020 +6.21%
2019 +6.15%
2018 −1.92%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.36%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.02%
2013 −3.67%
2012 +2.29%
2011 +4.50%
2010 +4.72%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.97%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.98%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.33%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.33%
1994 −5.13%
1993 +6.80%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.89%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.70%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.10% −30.92%
2023-10-19
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