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Total Real Returns

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

Wed 1988-06-22? to Fri 2025-01-10 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
−1.13%
2025-01-10
2.22 TRR
2025-01-10
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−0.10%
2025-01-10
0.03096 TRR
2025-01-10
United States Dollar Currency
WM
×
+2.63%
2025-01-10
29.14 TRR
2025-01-10
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock
DE
×
−3.64%
2025-01-10
89.32 TRR
2025-01-10
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
−3.31%
2025-01-10
24.68 TRR
2025-01-10
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Returns

Wed 1988-06-22? to Fri 2025-01-10 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+113.96%
+2.10%/yr
+2.54%/yr
(R2=0.820)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−62.76%
−2.67%/yr
−2.35%/yr
(R2=0.988)
United States Dollar Currency
WM
×
+2,814.09%
+9.66%/yr
+8.24%/yr
(R2=0.779)
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock
DE
×
+4,720.88%
+11.18%/yr
+11.42%/yr
(R2=0.952)
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
+2,412.53%
+9.22%/yr
+9.82%/yr
(R2=0.940)
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Growth of $10,000

Wed 1988-06-22? to Fri 2025-01-10 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1988-06-22
$21,395.99
2025-01-10
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1988-06-22
$3,724.39
2025-01-10
United States Dollar Currency
WM
×
$10,000.00
1988-06-22
$291,408.89
2025-01-10
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock
DE
×
$10,000.00
1988-06-22
$482,088.50
2025-01-10
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
$10,000.00
1988-06-22
$251,252.68
2025-01-10
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR WM DE CAT
2025 (YTD) −1.13% −0.10% +2.63% −3.64% −3.31%
2024 −2.19% −3.00% +10.87% +4.34% +20.93%
2023 +2.19% −3.19% +12.43% −8.54% +21.87%
2022 −18.53% −6.08% −10.30% +18.90% +11.40%
2021 −8.41% −6.58% +34.37% +20.39% +8.33%
2020 +6.00% −1.38% +4.05% +55.83% +25.26%
2019 +6.19% −2.22% +27.53% +15.65% +16.85%
2018 −1.99% −1.87% +3.36% −4.71% −19.10%
2017 +1.23% −2.06% +21.89% +51.63% +71.41%
2016 +0.35% −2.02% +33.62% +36.12% +39.22%
2015 −0.53% −0.74% +6.34% −11.91% −23.53%
2014 +4.78% −0.74% +17.34% −1.29% +2.70%
2013 −3.97% −1.45% +35.79% +6.63% +1.89%
2012 +1.70% −1.71% +5.81% +12.33% −0.13%
2011 +4.01% −2.91% −10.36% −7.72% −4.30%
2010 +4.28% −1.50% +11.59% +54.02% +66.04%
2009 +3.13% −2.66% +3.45% +41.03% +29.71%
2008 +4.99% −0.07% +4.65% −58.10% −36.86%
2007 +2.75% −3.89% −12.33% +90.83% +15.74%
2006 +1.75% −2.49% +21.19% +38.78% +5.21%
2005 −0.99% −3.31% +0.76% −9.70% +15.63%
2004 +0.78% −3.15% +0.52% +12.62% +13.74%
2003 +1.99% −1.89% +26.82% +41.76% +78.23%
2002 +5.80% −2.29% −29.82% +4.59% −14.51%
2001 +6.73% −1.54% +13.31% −4.02% +8.75%
2000 +7.79% −3.30% +56.24% +4.56% −2.78%
1999 −2.95% −2.59% −64.09% +31.40% −0.37%
1998 +6.51% −1.58% +16.96% −43.24% −6.63%
1997 +7.65% −1.70% +21.09% +43.73% +26.75%
1996 +0.29% −3.20% +63.44% +14.44% +23.93%
1995 +15.31% −2.46% +61.81% +73.57% +3.95%
1994 −5.14% −2.63% −2.58% −10.18% +20.69%
1993 +5.54% −2.65% −23.65% +69.81% +61.48%
1992 +3.25% −2.83% −19.52% −7.27% +18.78%
1991 +11.62% −2.96% +186.04% +3.39% −9.43%
1990 +2.43% −5.78% +237.70% −25.58% −23.48%
1989 +8.68% −4.45% −36.69% +25.64% −13.06%
1988 +2.90% −4.23% −47.81% +34.44% −1.70%
1987 +2.04% −4.22% +46.81% +47.91%
1986 −1.10% −19.74% −5.49%
1985 −3.66% −3.56% +30.52%
1984 −3.78% −23.21% −36.89%
1983 −3.67% +29.11% +13.47%
1982 −3.68% −14.83% −30.35%
1981 −8.18% −28.61% −12.18%
1980 −11.12% +14.84% +13.78%
1979 −11.74% +4.21%
1978 −8.28% +34.61%
1977 −6.27% −23.41%
1976 −4.65% +20.19%
1975 −6.48% +18.64%
1974 −10.99% −21.57%
1973 −8.00% +4.44%
1972 −3.30% +41.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.84%
1964 −0.98%
1963 −1.63%
1962 −1.33%
1961 −0.66%
1960 −1.39%
1959 −1.64%
1958 −1.71%
1957 −2.88%
1956 −2.88%
1955 −0.34%
1954 +0.68%
1953 −0.68%
1952 −0.75%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.13%
1948 −2.96%
1947 −8.08%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.88%
1942 −8.28%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.71%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.87%
1937 −2.79%
1936 −1.40%
1935 −2.92%
1934 −1.50%
1933 −0.75%
1932 +11.44%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.85%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.20%
1927 +2.29%
1926 +1.13%
1925 −3.34%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.35%
1922 +2.41%
1921 +12.14%
1920 −2.63%
1919 −12.67%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.32%
1916 −11.23%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

Wed 1988-06-22? to Fri 2025-01-10 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−27.12% −31.25%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−62.76% −62.76%
2025-01-06
United States Dollar Currency
WM
×
−9.25% −78.48%
2000-03-28
Waste Management Inc NYSE Common Stock
DE
×
−12.25% −73.49%
2009-03-02
Deere & Company NYSE Common Stock
CAT
×
−16.02% −73.92%
2009-03-02
Caterpillar Inc NYSE Common Stock