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Total Real Returns

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

×
Mon 1987-08-03? to Tue 2013-10-01?
VBMFX
×
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Mon 1987-08-03? to Tue 2013-10-01? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+157.14%
+3.68%/yr
+3.84%/yr
(R2=0.969)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−51.37%
−2.72%/yr
−2.60%/yr
(R2=0.990)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1987-08-03? to Tue 2013-10-01? Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1987-08-03
$25,714.29
2013-10-01
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1987-08-03
$4,863.21
2013-10-01
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2024 (YTD) −0.44% −3.01%
2023 +2.20% −3.28%
2022 −18.54% −6.08%
2021 −8.46% −6.51%
2020 +6.07% −1.38%
2019 +6.18% −2.22%
2018 −1.99% −1.87%
2017 +1.23% −2.06%
2016 +0.44% −2.02%
2015 −0.52% −0.74%
2014 +4.67% −0.74%
2013 −3.96% −1.52%
2012 +1.70% −1.71%
2011 +4.00% −2.84%
2010 +4.27% −1.50%
2009 +3.17% −2.66%
2008 +5.00% −0.07%
2007 +2.74% −3.89%
2006 +1.75% −2.49%
2005 −0.98% −3.31%
2004 +0.78% −3.15%
2003 +1.99% −1.89%
2002 +5.80% −2.29%
2001 +6.73% −1.54%
2000 +7.80% −3.25%
1999 −2.96% −2.64%
1998 +6.51% −1.58%
1997 +7.65% −1.65%
1996 +0.29% −3.25%
1995 +15.32% −2.46%
1994 −5.15% −2.58%
1993 +5.54% −2.69%
1992 +3.24% −2.83%
1991 +11.61% −2.96%
1990 +2.46% −5.74%
1989 +8.66% −4.46%
1988 +2.89% −4.23%
1987 +2.05% −4.23%
1986 −1.11%
1985 −3.66%
1984 −3.78%
1983 −3.67%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.13%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.50%
1974 −10.97%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.94%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.90%
1964 −0.98%
1963 −1.54%
1962 −1.33%
1961 −0.66%
1960 −1.39%
1959 −1.65%
1958 −1.80%
1957 −2.79%
1956 −2.88%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.77%
1953 −0.76%
1952 −0.75%
1951 −5.61%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.13%
1948 −2.96%
1947 −8.09%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.26%
1943 −2.88%
1942 −8.28%
1941 −9.01%
1940 −0.71%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.82%
1937 −2.74%
1936 −1.44%
1935 −2.88%
1934 −1.50%
1933 −0.79%
1932 +11.50%
1931 +10.23%
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 +12.15%
1920 −2.63%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

Mon 1987-08-03? to Tue 2013-10-01? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−4.72% −8.86%
1994-11-21
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−51.37% −51.37%
2013-09-18
United States Dollar Currency