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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-09-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.35%
2025-09-17
2.356 TRR
2025-09-17
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.72%
2025-09-17
0.03021 TRR
2025-09-17
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-09-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+135.60%
+2.24%/yr
+2.76%/yr
(R2=0.835)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−65.96%
−2.74%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.986)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-09-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,560.46
2025-09-17
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,403.68
2025-09-17
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +3.35% −2.72%
2024 −1.70% −2.84%
2023 +2.20% −3.20%
2022 −18.54% −6.10%
2021 −8.15% −6.51%
2020 +6.13% −1.35%
2019 +6.24% −2.25%
2018 −2.01% −1.90%
2017 +1.33% −2.08%
2016 +0.44% −2.04%
2015 −0.44% −0.72%
2014 +4.93% −0.72%
2013 −3.67% −1.49%
2012 +2.29% −1.74%
2011 +4.50% −2.84%
2010 +4.76% −1.46%
2009 +3.14% −2.66%
2008 +4.99% −0.13%
2007 +2.76% −3.92%
2006 +1.75% −2.43%
2005 −0.98% −3.34%
2004 +0.99% −3.12%
2003 +1.99% −1.84%
2002 +5.91% −2.34%
2001 +6.74% −1.50%
2000 +7.79% −3.32%
1999 −2.32% −2.58%
1998 +6.91% −1.59%
1997 +7.64% −1.66%
1996 +0.29% −3.22%
1995 +15.31% −2.49%
1994 −5.13% −2.61%
1993 +6.80% −2.67%
1992 +4.24% −2.85%
1991 +11.90% −2.97%
1990 +2.44% −5.75%
1989 +8.69% −4.42%
1988 +2.88% −4.23%
1987 −2.71% −4.26%
1986 −0.67% −1.08%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.81%
1983 −3.64%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.13%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.32%
1965 −1.92%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.59%
1962 −1.30%
1961 −0.73%
1960 −1.27%
1959 −1.78%
1958 −1.66%
1957 −2.81%
1956 −2.97%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.70%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.15%
1948 −2.89%
1947 −8.15%
1946 −15.32%
1945 −2.25%
1944 −2.20%
1943 −2.92%
1942 −8.27%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.69%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.84%
1937 −2.76%
1936 −1.45%
1935 −2.89%
1934 −1.51%
1933 −0.73%
1932 +11.43%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.84%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.29%
1926 +1.16%
1925 −3.36%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.34%
1922 +2.40%
1921 +12.14%
1920 −2.56%
1919 −12.72%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.93%
1914 −0.99%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2025-09-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.04% −30.90%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−65.96% −65.96%
2025-09-11
United States Dollar Currency