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Total Real Returns

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

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX × 		+125.76%
+2.07%/yr 		+2.63%/yr
R2=0.812
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR × 		−67.09%
−2.76%/yr 		−2.43%/yr
R2=0.987
⭐ U.S. Dollar 💬 Currency

Growth of $10,000 Summary

Thu 1986-12-11💬 to Fri 2026-09-18 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
1986-12-11 		$22,575.90
2026-09-18
USDOLLAR × 		$10,000.00
1986-12-11 		$3,291.35
2026-09-18

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-18

  YTD YoY
VBMFX × 		−5.03% −3.88%
USDOLLAR × 		−3.42% −3.30%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX × 		−26.29%
on 2026-09-18
from 2020-08-04 peak 		−30.93%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak
USDOLLAR × 		−67.09%
on 2026-09-18 		−67.09%
on 2026-09-18

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-09-18 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VBMFX × 		−3.88% −4.29%
−2.17%/yr 		+2.68%
+0.89%/yr 		−21.00%
−4.60%/yr 		−18.89%
−2.07%/yr
USDOLLAR × 		−3.30% −6.09%
−3.09%/yr 		−8.36%
−2.87%/yr 		−18.34%
−3.97%/yr 		−28.13%
−3.25%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) −5.03% −3.42%
2025 +4.26% −2.60%
2024 −1.69% −2.80%
2023 +2.20% −3.24%
2022 −18.50% −6.07%
2021 −8.21% −6.57%
2020 +6.19% −1.34%
2019 +6.20% −2.23%
2018 −1.99% −1.87%
2017 +1.33% −2.07%
2016 +0.42% −2.03%
2015 −0.43% −0.73%
2014 +4.97% −0.75%
2013 −3.69% −1.48%
2012 +2.29% −1.70%
2011 +4.49% −2.88%
2010 +4.75% −1.47%
2009 +3.14% −2.65%
2008 +5.00% −0.09%
2007 +2.75% −3.93%
2006 +1.75% −2.46%
2005 −0.97% −3.32%
2004 +0.99% −3.15%
2003 +1.99% −1.84%
2002 +5.92% −2.32%
2001 +6.73% −1.52%
2000 +7.79% −3.28%
1999 −2.32% −2.61%
1998 +6.91% −1.59%
1997 +7.64% −1.67%
1996 +0.29% −3.21%
1995 +15.32% −2.48%
1994 −5.14% −2.61%
1993 +6.79% −2.67%
1992 +4.24% −2.82%
1991 +11.90% −2.97%
1990 +2.45% −5.76%
1989 +8.67% −4.44%
1988 +2.89% −4.23%
1987 −2.71% −4.25%
1986 −0.66% −1.09%
1985 — −3.66%
1984 — −3.80%
1983 — −3.65%
1982 — −3.69%
1981 — −8.19%
1980 — −11.12%
1979 — −11.76%
1978 — −8.26%
1977 — −6.27%
1976 — −4.64%
1975 — −6.49%
1974 — −10.98%
1973 — −8.02%
1972 — −3.28%
1971 — −3.16%
1970 — −5.28%
1969 — −5.84%
1968 — −4.53%
1967 — −2.93%
1966 — −3.34%
1965 — −1.89%
1964 — −0.96%
1963 — −1.62%
1962 — −1.32%
1961 — −0.67%
1960 — −1.34%
1959 — −1.70%
1958 — −1.73%
1957 — −2.82%
1956 — −2.89%
1955 — −0.39%
1954 — +0.75%
1953 — −0.74%
1952 — −0.75%
1951 — −5.73%
1950 — −5.50%
1949 — +2.09%
1948 — −2.90%
1947 — −8.12%
1946 — −15.35%
1945 — −2.23%
1944 — −2.21%
1943 — −2.87%
1942 — −8.28%
1941 — −9.03%
1940 — −0.71%
1939 — +0.00%
1938 — +2.86%
1937 — −2.78%
1936 — −1.43%
1935 — −2.90%
1934 — −1.49%
1933 — −0.73%
1932 — +11.42%
1931 — +10.27%
1930 — +6.83%
1929 — −0.58%
1928 — +1.17%
1927 — +2.31%
1926 — +1.13%
1925 — −3.35%
1924 — +0.00%
1923 — −2.35%
1922 — +2.43%
1921 — +12.12%
1920 — −2.58%
1919 — −12.70%
1918 — −16.97%
1917 — −15.38%
1916 — −11.16%
1915 — −1.94%
1914 — −0.99%
1913 — −2.00%