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Total Real Returns

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

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Mon 1987-08-03? to Thu 2025-05-29 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+0.06%
2025-05-29
2.359 TRR
2025-05-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−1.77%
2025-05-29
0.0305 TRR
2025-05-29
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

VBMFX,USDOLLAR - Total Real Return Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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VBMFX (Trendline)
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USDOLLAR
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USDOLLAR (Trendline)
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Mon 1987-08-03? to Thu 2025-05-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+135.91%
+2.30%/yr
+2.70%/yr
(R2=0.835)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−64.58%
−2.71%/yr
−2.39%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1987-08-03? to Thu 2025-05-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1987-08-03
$23,590.50
2025-05-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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$10,000.00
1987-08-03
$3,542.33
2025-05-29
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.06% −1.77%
2024 −1.69% −2.86%
2023 +2.19% −3.23%
2022 −18.54% −6.07%
2021 −8.20% −6.56%
2020 +6.19% −1.36%
2019 +6.22% −2.19%
2018 −2.00% −1.92%
2017 +1.32% −2.03%
2016 +0.35% −2.06%
2015 −0.35% −0.73%
2014 +4.91% −0.73%
2013 −3.66% −1.50%
2012 +2.00% −1.69%
2011 +4.47% −2.86%
2010 +4.89% −1.48%
2009 +3.16% −2.68%
2008 +4.98% −0.07%
2007 +2.74% −3.95%
2006 +1.73% −2.45%
2005 −0.98% −3.32%
2004 +0.83% −3.15%
2003 +2.07% −1.86%
2002 +5.86% −2.31%
2001 +6.73% −1.52%
2000 +7.79% −3.30%
1999 −2.83% −2.60%
1998 +6.37% −1.56%
1997 +7.65% −1.68%
1996 +0.30% −3.25%
1995 +15.32% −2.47%
1994 −4.67% −2.59%
1993 +6.28% −2.69%
1992 +3.55% −2.83%
1991 +11.89% −2.96%
1990 +2.45% −5.77%
1989 +8.67% −4.42%
1988 +2.91% −4.24%
1987 +2.03% −4.23%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.81%
1983 −3.64%
1982 −3.69%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.65%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.84%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.37%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.77%
1957 −2.75%
1956 −2.92%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.68%
1950 −5.58%
1949 +2.10%
1948 −2.84%
1947 −8.16%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.21%
1944 −2.22%
1943 −2.89%
1942 −8.25%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.74%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.87%
1937 −2.79%
1936 −1.42%
1935 −2.88%
1934 −1.52%
1933 −0.73%
1932 +11.45%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.85%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.13%
1927 +2.31%
1926 +1.17%
1925 −3.39%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.31%
1922 +2.37%
1921 +12.13%
1920 −2.53%
1919 −12.73%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.19%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.98%

Drawdowns

VBMFX,USDOLLAR - Total Real Return Drawdowns Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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USDOLLAR
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Mon 1987-08-03? to Thu 2025-05-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−25.53% −30.94%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−64.58% −64.58%
2025-05-21
United States Dollar Currency