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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2025-12-29 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+4.01%
2025-12-29
2.524 TRR
2025-12-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−2.82%
2025-12-29
0.03018 TRR
2025-12-29
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2025-12-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+152.38%
+2.40%/yr
+2.90%/yr
(R2=0.842)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.00%
−2.72%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2025-12-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,238.22
2025-12-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,400.20
2025-12-29
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +4.01% −2.82%
2024 −1.69% −2.83%
2023 +2.20% −3.20%
2022 −18.45% −6.09%
2021 −8.00% −6.58%
2020 +6.38% −1.34%
2019 +6.14% −2.24%
2018 −1.95% −1.82%
2017 +1.44% −2.08%
2016 +0.45% −2.04%
2015 −0.36% −0.72%
2014 +5.30% −0.72%
2013 −3.47% −1.49%
2012 +2.92% −1.74%
2011 +4.94% −2.90%
2010 +5.21% −1.46%
2009 +3.14% −2.65%
2008 +5.01% −0.06%
2007 +2.74% −3.92%
2006 +1.75% −2.48%
2005 −0.94% −3.34%
2004 +1.19% −3.12%
2003 +1.98% −1.84%
2002 +6.03% −2.34%
2001 +6.73% −1.50%
2000 +7.79% −3.32%
1999 −2.17% −2.57%
1998 +7.31% −1.59%
1997 +7.64% −1.71%
1996 +0.28% −3.21%
1995 +15.33% −2.44%
1994 −5.13% −2.60%
1993 +8.08% −2.71%
1992 +5.28% −2.80%
1991 +12.47% −2.97%
1990 +2.43% −5.75%
1989 +8.68% −4.45%
1988 +2.88% −4.23%
1987 −2.70% −4.25%
1986 −0.67% −1.08%
1985 −3.66%
1984 −3.81%
1983 −3.64%
1982 −3.70%
1981 −8.18%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.74%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.32%
1965 −1.92%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.59%
1962 −1.39%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.66%
1957 −2.89%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.70%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.08%
1948 −2.88%
1947 −8.08%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.91%
1942 −8.26%
1941 −9.03%
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 +11.47%
1931 +10.26%
1930 +6.83%
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 +12.13%
1920 −2.56%
1919 −12.70%
1918 −16.96%
1917 −15.36%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.93%
1914 −1.02%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Mon 2025-12-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.22% −30.61%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.00% −66.00%
2025-09-30
United States Dollar Currency