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Total Real Returns

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

Tue 2012-06-19? to Thu 2026-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
−1.27%
2026-04-02
2.347 TRR
2026-04-02
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
SPHY
×
−0.94%
2026-04-02
1.357 TRR
2026-04-02
SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Tue 2012-06-19? to Thu 2026-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
−10.77%
−0.82%/yr
−1.17%/yr
(R2=0.277)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
SPHY
×
+35.72%
+2.24%/yr
+1.56%/yr
(R2=0.565)
SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2012-06-19? to Thu 2026-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2012-06-19
$8,922.65
2026-04-02
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
SPHY
×
$10,000.00
2012-06-19
$13,572.26
2026-04-02
SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX SPHY
2026 (YTD) −1.27% −0.94%
2025 +4.26% +5.76%
2024 −1.69% +5.51%
2023 +2.20% +9.17%
2022 −18.52% −16.01%
2021 −8.22% −1.33%
2020 +6.19% +5.24%
2019 +6.21% +10.59%
2018 −1.94% −5.12%
2017 +1.34% +5.13%
2016 +0.36% +9.92%
2015 −0.45% −4.25%
2014 +4.97% +6.60%
2013 −3.62% −2.77%
2012 +2.22% +7.17%
2011 +4.54%
2010 +4.74%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +2.00%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.72%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.32%
1998 +6.91%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −5.13%
1993 +6.79%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.91%
1987 −2.73%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Tue 2012-06-19? to Thu 2026-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.40% −30.95%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
SPHY
×
−1.35% −21.98%
2022-09-27
SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond Exchange-Traded Fund