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Total Real Returns

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

×
Mon 1987-08-03? to Mon 2025-04-21
VBMFX
×
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Mon 1987-08-03? to Mon 2025-04-21 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+135.30%
+2.29%/yr
+2.72%/yr
(R2=0.838)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−64.45%
−2.70%/yr
−2.39%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1987-08-03? to Mon 2025-04-21 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1987-08-03
$23,530.43
2025-04-21
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1987-08-03
$3,554.92
2025-04-21
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.09% −1.48%
2024 −1.68% −2.78%
2023 +2.18% −3.24%
2022 −18.50% −6.09%
2021 −8.20% −6.59%
2020 +6.11% −1.28%
2019 +6.22% −2.27%
2018 −2.00% −1.85%
2017 +1.32% −2.11%
2016 +0.44% −1.99%
2015 −0.44% −0.73%
2014 +5.00% −0.73%
2013 −3.75% −1.51%
2012 +2.09% −1.69%
2011 +4.47% −2.87%
2010 +4.79% −1.48%
2009 +3.19% −2.63%
2008 +4.98% −0.13%
2007 +2.74% −3.91%
2006 +1.73% −2.46%
2005 −0.98% −3.33%
2004 +0.83% −3.16%
2003 +2.07% −1.81%
2002 +5.84% −2.37%
2001 +6.73% −1.52%
2000 +7.79% −3.26%
1999 −2.82% −2.61%
1998 +6.37% −1.61%
1997 +7.64% −1.63%
1996 +0.30% −3.21%
1995 +15.30% −2.48%
1994 −4.66% −2.64%
1993 +6.26% −2.66%
1992 +3.57% −2.84%
1991 +11.89% −2.97%
1990 +2.45% −5.75%
1989 +8.67% −4.44%
1988 +2.88% −4.22%
1987 +2.05% −4.24%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.68%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.66%
1982 −3.67%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.14%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.33%
1965 −1.95%
1964 −0.87%
1963 −1.71%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.29%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.77%
1957 −2.76%
1956 −2.93%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.62%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.11%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.34%
1945 −2.17%
1944 −2.28%
1943 −2.85%
1942 −8.28%
1941 −9.03%
1940 −0.74%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.42%
1935 −2.89%
1934 −1.48%
1933 −0.78%
1932 +11.44%
1931 +10.31%
1930 +6.82%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.19%
1927 +2.32%
1926 +1.12%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.38%
1921 +12.11%
1920 −2.60%
1919 −12.67%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.32%
1916 −11.19%
1915 −1.96%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Mon 1987-08-03? to Mon 2025-04-21 Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−25.75% −30.97%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−64.45% −64.45%
2025-04-16
United States Dollar Currency