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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-12-12 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+2.85%
2025-12-12
2.496 TRR
2025-12-12
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−3.38%
2025-12-12
0.02999 TRR
2025-12-12
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-12-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+149.62%
+2.37%/yr
+2.90%/yr
(R2=0.842)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.20%
−2.74%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-12-12 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$24,961.60
2025-12-12
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,379.52
2025-12-12
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +2.85% −3.38%
2024 −1.69% −2.82%
2023 +2.20% −3.27%
2022 −18.45% −6.06%
2021 −8.03% −6.54%
2020 +6.43% −1.34%
2019 +6.20% −2.31%
2018 −2.02% −1.81%
2017 +1.43% −2.07%
2016 +0.45% −2.03%
2015 −0.36% −0.72%
2014 +5.27% −0.78%
2013 −3.45% −1.48%
2012 +2.90% −1.73%
2011 +5.00% −2.88%
2010 +5.19% −1.45%
2009 +3.14% −2.64%
2008 +5.00% −0.13%
2007 +2.76% −3.89%
2006 +1.74% −2.47%
2005 −0.95% −3.32%
2004 +1.19% −3.16%
2003 +1.98% −1.83%
2002 +6.03% −2.33%
2001 +6.73% −1.54%
2000 +7.80% −3.25%
1999 −2.18% −2.61%
1998 +7.31% −1.63%
1997 +7.64% −1.65%
1996 +0.30% −3.24%
1995 +15.31% −2.47%
1994 −5.11% −2.59%
1993 +8.07% −2.69%
1992 +5.26% −2.79%
1991 +12.46% −2.99%
1990 +2.44% −5.75%
1989 +8.70% −4.43%
1988 +2.86% −4.24%
1987 −2.71% −4.26%
1986 −0.64% −1.07%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.78%
1983 −3.67%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.13%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.30%
1965 −1.91%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.67%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.35%
1959 −1.77%
1958 −1.65%
1957 −2.87%
1956 −2.87%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.66%
1950 −5.56%
1949 +2.06%
1948 −2.87%
1947 −8.16%
1946 −15.32%
1945 −2.23%
1944 −2.24%
1943 −2.85%
1942 −8.30%
1941 −9.02%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.86%
1937 −2.78%
1936 −1.44%
1935 −2.87%
1934 −1.49%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.44%
1931 +10.30%
1930 +6.79%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.16%
1927 +2.33%
1926 +1.15%
1925 −3.39%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.28%
1922 +2.33%
1921 +12.17%
1920 −2.60%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.19%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-12-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.11% −30.63%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.20% −66.20%
2025-12-08
United States Dollar Currency