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Total Real Returns

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

×
Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-02-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+0.25%
2026-02-11
2.536 TRR
2026-02-11
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−0.30%
2026-02-11
0.03016 TRR
2026-02-11
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-02-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+153.63%
+2.40%/yr
+2.88%/yr
(R2=0.839)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.02%
−2.72%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-02-11 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,362.69
2026-02-11
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,397.89
2026-02-11
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) +0.25% −0.30%
2025 +4.26% −2.62%
2024 −1.69% −2.74%
2023 +2.20% −3.29%
2022 −18.43% −6.09%
2021 −8.05% −6.57%
2020 +6.42% −1.34%
2019 +6.18% −2.24%
2018 −1.96% −1.82%
2017 +1.36% −2.08%
2016 +0.45% −2.04%
2015 −0.27% −0.72%
2014 +5.24% −0.72%
2013 −3.49% −1.48%
2012 +2.93% −1.74%
2011 +4.97% −2.90%
2010 +5.20% −1.46%
2009 +3.15% −2.65%
2008 +5.00% −0.06%
2007 +2.74% −3.91%
2006 +1.75% −2.48%
2005 −0.95% −3.34%
2004 +1.19% −3.12%
2003 +2.00% −1.84%
2002 +6.03% −2.34%
2001 +6.73% −1.55%
2000 +7.79% −3.26%
1999 −2.16% −2.62%
1998 +7.31% −1.59%
1997 +7.63% −1.66%
1996 +0.30% −3.21%
1995 +15.30% −2.49%
1994 −5.10% −2.60%
1993 +8.06% −2.66%
1992 +5.26% −2.84%
1991 +12.47% −2.96%
1990 +2.45% −5.74%
1989 +8.68% −4.45%
1988 +2.87% −4.23%
1987 −2.69% −4.25%
1986 −0.67% −1.08%
1985 −3.66%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.66%
1982 −3.67%
1981 −8.20%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.50%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.00%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.96%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.92%
1964 −0.95%
1963 −1.59%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.73%
1960 −1.27%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.80%
1956 −2.97%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.15%
1948 −2.95%
1947 −8.07%
1946 −15.40%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.86%
1942 −8.30%
1941 −9.02%
1940 −0.69%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.84%
1937 −2.76%
1936 −1.44%
1935 −2.89%
1934 −1.50%
1933 −0.77%
1932 +11.46%
1931 +10.31%
1930 +6.83%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.29%
1926 +1.16%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.34%
1922 +2.40%
1921 +12.12%
1920 −2.56%
1919 −12.74%
1918 −16.95%
1917 −15.32%
1916 −11.22%
1915 −1.96%
1914 −0.98%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Wed 2026-02-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−21.87% −30.63%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−66.02% −66.02%
2026-02-04
United States Dollar Currency