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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2026-02-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
−0.53%
2026-02-02
2.517 TRR
2026-02-02
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2026-02-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+151.68%
+2.39%/yr
+2.89%/yr
(R2=0.840)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2026-02-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,167.96
2026-02-02
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −0.53%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.70%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.43%
2021 −8.03%
2020 +6.31%
2019 +6.26%
2018 −1.96%
2017 +1.35%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.27%
2014 +5.22%
2013 −3.48%
2012 +2.92%
2011 +4.95%
2010 +5.23%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.18%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.04%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.17%
1998 +7.30%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.11%
1993 +8.06%
1992 +5.27%
1991 +12.46%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.89%
1987 −2.70%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2026-02-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.45% −30.61%
2023-10-19
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