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Total Real Returns

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

×
Mon 2001-12-31 to Fri 2025-05-09 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+0.41%
2025-05-09
2.302 TRR
2025-05-09
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−1.57%
2025-05-09
0.03056 TRR
2025-05-09
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Mon 2001-12-31 to Fri 2025-05-09 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+14.45%
+0.58%/yr
+1.03%/yr
(R2=0.357)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−44.90%
−2.52%/yr
−2.21%/yr
(R2=0.965)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-12-31 to Fri 2025-05-09 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2001-12-31
$11,445.35
2025-05-09
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2001-12-31
$5,509.64
2025-05-09
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.41% −1.57%
2024 −1.68% −2.78%
2023 +2.19% −3.24%
2022 −18.53% −6.09%
2021 −8.21% −6.58%
2020 +6.21% −1.36%
2019 +6.14% −2.19%
2018 −2.18% −1.92%
2017 +1.32% −2.03%
2016 +0.44% −2.06%
2015 −0.62% −0.66%
2014 +4.70% −0.80%
2013 −3.90% −1.43%
2012 +2.08% −1.76%
2011 +4.44% −2.87%
2010 +4.86% −1.48%
2009 +3.17% −2.62%
2008 +4.98% −0.07%
2007 +2.73% −3.96%
2006 +1.74% −2.46%
2005 −1.36% −3.32%
2004 +0.24% −3.16%
2003 +2.07% −1.81%
2002 +5.84% −2.37%
2001 +6.74% −1.52%
2000 +7.79% −3.25%
1999 −3.46% −2.61%
1998 +5.98% −1.61%
1997 +7.64% −1.68%
1996 +0.29% −3.21%
1995 +15.33% −2.47%
1994 −4.67% −2.59%
1993 +6.26% −2.70%
1992 +3.56% −2.80%
1991 +11.92% −2.96%
1990 +2.43% −5.78%
1989 +8.68% −4.43%
1988 +2.91% −4.21%
1987 +2.02% −4.27%
1986 −1.06%
1985 −3.68%
1984 −3.79%
1983 −3.65%
1982 −3.69%
1981 −8.18%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.74%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.49%
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 −3.32%
1965 −1.95%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.37%
1959 −1.62%
1958 −1.77%
1957 −2.84%
1956 −2.84%
1955 −0.42%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.18%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.38%
1945 −2.17%
1944 −2.28%
1943 −2.85%
1942 −8.31%
1941 −9.01%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.83%
1937 −2.75%
1936 −1.42%
1935 −2.93%
1934 −1.48%
1933 −0.78%
1932 +11.48%
1931 +10.30%
1930 +6.81%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.19%
1927 +2.32%
1926 +1.12%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.37%
1921 +12.10%
1920 −2.54%
1919 −12.71%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −0.97%
1913 −2.02%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-12-31 to Fri 2025-05-09 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−25.27% −30.95%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−44.90% −44.90%
2025-05-05
United States Dollar Currency