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Total Real Returns

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

×
Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-23 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+3.74%
2025-12-23
2.517 TRR
2025-12-23
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−2.82%
2025-12-23
0.03019 TRR
2025-12-23
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-23 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+151.74%
+2.39%/yr
+2.90%/yr
(R2=0.842)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−65.97%
−2.72%/yr
−2.42%/yr
(R2=0.987)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-23 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$25,173.92
2025-12-23
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,402.52
2025-12-23
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +3.74% −2.82%
2024 −1.69% −2.74%
2023 +2.20% −3.29%
2022 −18.42% −6.01%
2021 −8.08% −6.58%
2020 +6.38% −1.35%
2019 +6.24% −2.24%
2018 −1.95% −1.90%
2017 +1.35% −2.08%
2016 +0.45% −1.97%
2015 −0.36% −0.72%
2014 +5.30% −0.79%
2013 −3.47% −1.49%
2012 +2.92% −1.67%
2011 +4.94% −2.90%
2010 +5.26% −1.46%
2009 +3.14% −2.66%
2008 +5.00% −0.13%
2007 +2.75% −3.92%
2006 +1.74% −2.43%
2005 −0.94% −3.34%
2004 +1.19% −3.12%
2003 +1.98% −1.84%
2002 +6.04% −2.34%
2001 +6.72% −1.55%
2000 +7.79% −3.27%
1999 −2.18% −2.62%
1998 +7.31% −1.59%
1997 +7.66% −1.66%
1996 +0.28% −3.22%
1995 +15.32% −2.44%
1994 −5.11% −2.61%
1993 +8.06% −2.71%
1992 +5.28% −2.80%
1991 +12.45% −2.97%
1990 +2.46% −5.75%
1989 +8.68% −4.45%
1988 +2.88% −4.23%
1987 −2.70% −4.25%
1986 −0.67% −1.08%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.81%
1983 −3.64%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.21%
1980 −11.11%
1979 −11.74%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.97%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.36%
1965 −1.83%
1964 −1.05%
1963 −1.59%
1962 −1.29%
1961 −0.64%
1960 −1.36%
1959 −1.69%
1958 −1.75%
1957 −2.81%
1956 −2.89%
1955 −0.41%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.74%
1952 −0.73%
1951 −5.62%
1950 −5.67%
1949 +2.15%
1948 −2.88%
1947 −8.15%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.19%
1944 −2.25%
1943 −2.86%
1942 −8.26%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.73%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.40%
1935 −2.93%
1934 −1.46%
1933 −0.77%
1932 +11.47%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.84%
1929 −0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.29%
1926 +1.10%
1925 −3.30%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.34%
1922 +2.40%
1921 +12.13%
1920 −2.62%
1919 −12.66%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.23%
1915 −1.93%
1914 −0.99%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Tue 2025-12-23 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−22.40% −30.59%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−65.97% −66.00%
2025-09-30
United States Dollar Currency