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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-04 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.04%
2025-11-04
2.501 TRR
2025-11-04
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+150.06%
+2.38%/yr
+2.92%/yr
(R2=0.844)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-04 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,006.38
2025-11-04
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.04%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.47%
2021 −8.00%
2020 +6.41%
2019 +6.18%
2018 −1.93%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.27%
2014 +5.25%
2013 −3.53%
2012 +2.98%
2011 +4.89%
2010 +5.27%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.04%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.19%
1998 +7.32%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.12%
1993 +8.08%
1992 +5.25%
1991 +12.47%
1990 +2.46%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.70%
1986 −0.66%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-11-04 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.96% −30.62%
2023-10-19
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