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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-10-17 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.74%
2025-10-17
2.366 TRR
2025-10-17
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.91%
2025-10-17
0.03014 TRR
2025-10-17
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-10-17 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+136.55%
+2.24%/yr
+2.75%/yr
(R2=0.833)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.04%
−2.74%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.986)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-10-17 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,655.14
2025-10-17
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,395.59
2025-10-17
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +3.74% −2.91%
2024 −1.69% −2.83%
2023 +2.20% −3.28%
2022 −18.53% −6.00%
2021 −8.16% −6.57%
2020 +6.13% −1.34%
2019 +6.25% −2.24%
2018 −2.01% −1.90%
2017 +1.33% −2.08%
2016 +0.45% −2.04%
2015 −0.44% −0.72%
2014 +4.93% −0.72%
2013 −3.67% −1.48%
2012 +2.29% −1.73%
2011 +4.50% −2.90%
2010 +4.75% −1.46%
2009 +3.15% −2.65%
2008 +4.99% −0.06%
2007 +2.76% −3.91%
2006 +1.74% −2.48%
2005 −0.97% −3.34%
2004 +0.99% −3.12%
2003 +1.99% −1.89%
2002 +5.91% −2.28%
2001 +6.73% −1.55%
2000 +7.79% −3.26%
1999 −2.33% −2.62%
1998 +6.91% −1.59%
1997 +7.65% −1.66%
1996 +0.29% −3.21%
1995 +15.31% −2.49%
1994 −5.14% −2.60%
1993 +6.81% −2.71%
1992 +4.25% −2.80%
1991 +11.91% −2.96%
1990 +2.44% −5.78%
1989 +8.67% −4.45%
1988 +2.88% −4.22%
1987 −2.71% −4.25%
1986 −0.65% −1.08%
1985 −3.66%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.66%
1982 −3.67%
1981 −8.20%
1980 −11.13%
1979 −11.72%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.50%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.82%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.68%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.80%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.15%
1948 −2.95%
1947 −8.07%
1946 −15.39%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.86%
1942 −8.29%
1941 −9.02%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.40%
1935 −2.93%
1934 −1.46%
1933 −0.77%
1932 +11.45%
1931 +10.25%
1930 +6.82%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.34%
1926 +1.10%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.29%
1922 +2.34%
1921 +12.17%
1920 −2.61%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.31%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.96%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2025-10-17 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.75% −30.90%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.04% −66.04%
2025-10-13
United States Dollar Currency