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Total Real Returns

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

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Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+0.56%
2025-04-16
2.371 TRR
2025-04-16
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−1.38%
2025-04-16
0.03061 TRR
2025-04-16
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
−14.46%
−1.26%/yr
−1.18%/yr
(R2=0.224)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−28.26%
−2.67%/yr
−2.72%/yr
(R2=0.913)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2012-12-31
$8,553.57
2025-04-16
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2012-12-31
$7,173.60
2025-04-16
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.56% −1.38%
2024 −1.68% −2.87%
2023 +2.19% −3.24%
2022 −18.54% −6.01%
2021 −8.20% −6.59%
2020 +6.20% −1.36%
2019 +6.13% −2.20%
2018 −1.92% −1.92%
2017 +1.33% −2.04%
2016 +0.35% −2.00%
2015 −0.35% −0.73%
2014 +4.91% −0.80%
2013 −3.66% −1.43%
2012 +2.00% −1.76%
2011 +4.47% −2.87%
2010 +4.89% −1.42%
2009 +3.13% −2.69%
2008 +4.98% −0.07%
2007 +2.74% −3.91%
2006 +1.73% −2.52%
2005 −0.98% −3.27%
2004 +0.83% −3.17%
2003 +2.07% −1.86%
2002 +5.85% −2.32%
2001 +6.74% −1.52%
2000 +7.79% −3.26%
1999 −2.83% −2.61%
1998 +6.37% −1.61%
1997 +7.64% −1.64%
1996 +0.30% −3.26%
1995 +15.31% −2.43%
1994 −4.66% −2.64%
1993 +6.27% −2.66%
1992 +3.56% −2.80%
1991 +11.90% −3.01%
1990 +2.45% −5.75%
1989 +8.68% −4.44%
1988 +2.89% −4.22%
1987 +2.05% −4.25%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.65%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.66%
1982 −3.70%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.74%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.63%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.29%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.85%
1964 −0.97%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.38%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.69%
1957 −2.84%
1956 −2.93%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.75%
1951 −5.70%
1950 −5.53%
1949 +2.11%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.13%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.17%
1944 −2.28%
1943 −2.85%
1942 −8.28%
1941 −9.03%
1940 −0.74%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.42%
1935 −2.89%
1934 −1.48%
1933 −0.78%
1932 +11.45%
1931 +10.31%
1930 +6.82%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.19%
1927 +2.27%
1926 +1.17%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.38%
1921 +12.12%
1920 −2.60%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −16.99%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.96%
1914 −0.97%
1913 −2.02%

Drawdowns

Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−25.16% −30.95%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−28.26% −28.26%
2025-04-09
United States Dollar Currency