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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-03-13 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
−1.13%
2026-03-13
2.35 TRR
2026-03-13
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−0.89%
2026-03-13
0.02996 TRR
2026-03-13
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-03-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+135.02%
+2.20%/yr
+2.70%/yr
(R2=0.825)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.24%
−2.73%/yr
−2.43%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-03-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,502.30
2026-03-13
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,376.10
2026-03-13
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) −1.13% −0.89%
2025 +4.27% −2.61%
2024 −1.69% −2.81%
2023 +2.20% −3.27%
2022 −18.50% −6.05%
2021 −8.23% −6.61%
2020 +6.20% −1.34%
2019 +6.22% −2.23%
2018 −2.03% −1.88%
2017 +1.34% −2.07%
2016 +0.45% −2.02%
2015 −0.45% −0.72%
2014 +4.98% −0.78%
2013 −3.71% −1.47%
2012 +2.31% −1.72%
2011 +4.45% −2.82%
2010 +4.78% −1.52%
2009 +3.15% −2.63%
2008 +4.99% −0.06%
2007 +2.75% −3.95%
2006 +1.74% −2.47%
2005 −0.97% −3.32%
2004 +0.99% −3.15%
2003 +1.99% −1.83%
2002 +5.91% −2.32%
2001 +6.73% −1.54%
2000 +7.79% −3.29%
1999 −2.33% −2.61%
1998 +6.92% −1.58%
1997 +7.65% −1.70%
1996 +0.29% −3.19%
1995 +15.31% −2.47%
1994 −5.14% −2.63%
1993 +6.80% −2.65%
1992 +4.23% −2.82%
1991 +11.92% −2.99%
1990 +2.45% −5.74%
1989 +8.66% −4.46%
1988 +2.89% −4.23%
1987 −2.71% −4.22%
1986 −0.65% −1.10%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.78%
1983 −3.67%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.18%
1980 −11.14%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.28%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.37%
1965 −1.81%
1964 −1.04%
1963 −1.58%
1962 −1.28%
1961 −0.73%
1960 −1.35%
1959 −1.68%
1958 −1.74%
1957 −2.78%
1956 −2.95%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.73%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.66%
1950 −5.63%
1949 +2.14%
1948 −2.93%
1947 −8.09%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.23%
1944 −2.23%
1943 −2.89%
1942 −8.25%
1941 −9.05%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.86%
1937 −2.78%
1936 −1.39%
1935 −2.91%
1934 −1.49%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.42%
1931 +10.29%
1930 +6.83%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.16%
1927 +2.33%
1926 +1.15%
1925 −3.38%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.38%
1921 +12.16%
1920 −2.60%
1919 −12.71%
1918 −16.96%
1917 −15.32%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-03-13 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.28% −30.94%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.24% −66.24%
2026-03-09
United States Dollar Currency