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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-10-28 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.83%
2025-10-28
2.367 TRR
2025-10-28
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−3.01%
2025-10-28
0.0301 TRR
2025-10-28
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-10-28 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+136.75%
+2.24%/yr
+2.75%/yr
(R2=0.833)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.08%
−2.74%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.986)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-10-28 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,674.74
2025-10-28
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,392.13
2025-10-28
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +3.83% −3.01%
2024 −1.69% −2.83%
2023 +2.20% −3.28%
2022 −18.51% −6.08%
2021 −8.22% −6.56%
2020 +6.21% −1.34%
2019 +6.15% −2.24%
2018 −1.92% −1.89%
2017 +1.33% −2.00%
2016 +0.36% −2.03%
2015 −0.35% −0.72%
2014 +4.93% −0.79%
2013 −3.67% −1.48%
2012 +2.29% −1.73%
2011 +4.50% −2.83%
2010 +4.73% −1.46%
2009 +3.14% −2.71%
2008 +4.99% −0.06%
2007 +2.75% −3.91%
2006 +1.75% −2.48%
2005 −0.97% −3.33%
2004 +0.98% −3.11%
2003 +1.99% −1.89%
2002 +5.92% −2.28%
2001 +6.74% −1.55%
2000 +7.78% −3.26%
1999 −2.33% −2.62%
1998 +6.92% −1.59%
1997 +7.64% −1.70%
1996 +0.29% −3.21%
1995 +15.31% −2.48%
1994 −5.13% −2.60%
1993 +6.80% −2.66%
1992 +4.24% −2.84%
1991 +11.89% −2.96%
1990 +2.46% −5.77%
1989 +8.66% −4.44%
1988 +2.90% −4.22%
1987 −2.73% −4.24%
1986 −0.65% −1.07%
1985 −3.69%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.63%
1982 −3.70%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.75%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.47%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.02%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.15%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.37%
1965 −1.82%
1964 −1.04%
1963 −1.59%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.88%
1956 −2.88%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.74%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.68%
1950 −5.58%
1949 +2.07%
1948 −2.88%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.37%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.24%
1943 −2.86%
1942 −8.29%
1941 −9.05%
1940 −0.69%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.83%
1937 −2.75%
1936 −1.44%
1935 −2.88%
1934 −1.50%
1933 −0.76%
1932 +11.43%
1931 +10.29%
1930 +6.81%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.34%
1926 +1.10%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.28%
1922 +2.34%
1921 +12.16%
1920 −2.56%
1919 −12.72%
1918 −16.96%
1917 −15.32%
1916 −11.23%
1915 −1.92%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.02%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-10-28 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.71% −30.93%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.08% −66.08%
2025-10-22
United States Dollar Currency