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Total Real Returns

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

×
Fri 2005-04-15 to Fri 2025-05-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+0.77%
2025-05-02
2.376 TRR
2025-05-02
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−1.48%
2025-05-02
0.03058 TRR
2025-05-02
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Fri 2005-04-15 to Fri 2025-05-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+9.16%
+0.44%/yr
+0.81%/yr
(R2=0.191)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−39.50%
−2.48%/yr
−2.17%/yr
(R2=0.945)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Fri 2005-04-15 to Fri 2025-05-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2005-04-15
$10,916.13
2025-05-02
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2005-04-15
$6,049.61
2025-05-02
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.77% −1.48%
2024 −1.69% −2.87%
2023 +2.19% −3.24%
2022 −18.49% −6.09%
2021 −8.22% −6.50%
2020 +6.12% −1.36%
2019 +6.24% −2.27%
2018 −2.01% −1.85%
2017 +1.33% −2.11%
2016 +0.44% −1.99%
2015 −0.44% −0.73%
2014 +4.92% −0.73%
2013 −3.67% −1.50%
2012 +2.01% −1.69%
2011 +4.48% −2.87%
2010 +4.90% −1.48%
2009 +3.14% −2.69%
2008 +4.98% −0.07%
2007 +2.75% −3.90%
2006 +1.73% −2.52%
2005 −0.99% −3.27%
2004 +0.82% −3.16%
2003 +2.08% −1.86%
2002 +5.85% −2.32%
2001 +6.74% −1.52%
2000 +7.78% −3.26%
1999 −2.82% −2.61%
1998 +6.37% −1.61%
1997 +7.64% −1.68%
1996 +0.30% −3.21%
1995 +15.33% −2.48%
1994 −4.67% −2.59%
1993 +6.26% −2.70%
1992 +3.56% −2.80%
1991 +11.90% −2.96%
1990 +2.43% −5.78%
1989 +8.69% −4.44%
1988 +2.87% −4.21%
1987 +2.06% −4.24%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.68%
1984 −3.79%
1983 −3.65%
1982 −3.70%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.13%
1979 −11.72%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.96%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.85%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.74%
1960 −1.28%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.77%
1957 −2.76%
1956 −2.93%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.11%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.33%
1945 −2.22%
1944 −2.23%
1943 −2.85%
1942 −8.32%
1941 −9.02%
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 +10.25%
1930 +6.87%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.13%
1927 +2.32%
1926 +1.12%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.27%
1922 +2.32%
1921 +12.17%
1920 −2.59%
1919 −12.67%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.35%
1916 −11.21%
1915 −1.92%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Fri 2005-04-15 to Fri 2025-05-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−25.04% −30.98%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−39.50% −39.50%
2025-04-28
United States Dollar Currency