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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-08 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.18%
2025-10-08
2.352 TRR
2025-10-08
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-08 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+135.22%
+2.23%/yr
+2.75%/yr
(R2=0.834)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-08 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,522.35
2025-10-08
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.18%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.52%
2021 −8.16%
2020 +6.14%
2019 +6.26%
2018 −2.01%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +4.93%
2013 −3.68%
2012 +2.29%
2011 +4.51%
2010 +4.72%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.97%
2004 +0.98%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.72%
2000 +7.80%
1999 −2.33%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.12%
1993 +6.79%
1992 +4.25%
1991 +11.89%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.67%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-10-08 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.22% −30.95%
2023-10-19
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