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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2025-08-21 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+1.50%
2025-08-21
2.215 TRR
2025-08-21
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2025-08-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+121.48%
+2.08%/yr
+2.65%/yr
(R2=0.836)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2025-08-21 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$22,148.27
2025-08-21
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +1.50%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.57%
2021 −8.29%
2020 +6.20%
2019 +6.23%
2018 −2.01%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.35%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.01%
2013 −3.84%
2012 +2.19%
2011 +4.48%
2010 +4.69%
2009 +3.19%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −1.00%
2004 +0.79%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.80%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.97%
1998 +5.98%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.33%
1994 −5.16%
1993 +5.65%
1992 +3.24%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.90%
1987 −2.70%
1986 −0.67%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2025-08-21 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−24.55% −31.03%
2023-10-19
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