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Total Real Returns

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

×
Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+1.59%
2025-04-02
2.395 TRR
2025-04-02
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−1.38%
2025-04-02
0.03064 TRR
2025-04-02
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
−14.58%
−1.52%/yr
−2.02%/yr
(R2=0.386)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−26.58%
−2.97%/yr
−3.18%/yr
(R2=0.938)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2014-12-31
$8,542.40
2025-04-02
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2014-12-31
$7,342.14
2025-04-02
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +1.59% −1.38%
2024 −1.69% −2.78%
2023 +2.20% −3.25%
2022 −18.53% −6.02%
2021 −8.21% −6.60%
2020 +6.20% −1.37%
2019 +6.14% −2.20%
2018 −2.01% −1.93%
2017 +1.33% −2.04%
2016 +0.44% −2.00%
2015 −0.44% −0.73%
2014 +5.01% −0.80%
2013 −3.75% −1.44%
2012 +2.10% −1.69%
2011 +4.48% −2.88%
2010 +4.90% −1.49%
2009 +3.11% −2.69%
2008 +4.97% −0.07%
2007 +2.74% −3.91%
2006 +1.73% −2.46%
2005 −0.98% −3.33%
2004 +0.84% −3.17%
2003 +2.07% −1.81%
2002 +5.84% −2.32%
2001 +6.74% −1.52%
2000 +7.78% −3.31%
1999 −2.82% −2.61%
1998 +6.36% −1.56%
1997 +7.65% −1.69%
1996 +0.28% −3.21%
1995 +15.32% −2.48%
1994 −4.66% −2.60%
1993 +6.27% −2.66%
1992 +3.56% −2.84%
1991 +11.91% −2.97%
1990 +2.43% −5.75%
1989 +8.68% −4.44%
1988 +2.89% −4.22%
1987 +2.06% −4.25%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.65%
1984 −3.80%
1983 −3.66%
1982 −3.67%
1981 −8.20%
1980 −11.12%
1979 −11.72%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.65%
1975 −6.47%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.50%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.35%
1965 −1.85%
1964 −0.97%
1963 −1.62%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.38%
1959 −1.72%
1958 −1.69%
1957 −2.85%
1956 −2.93%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.75%
1951 −5.70%
1950 −5.54%
1949 +2.11%
1948 −2.93%
1947 −8.13%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.17%
1944 −2.23%
1943 −2.91%
1942 −8.28%
1941 −9.03%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.88%
1937 −2.80%
1936 −1.42%
1935 −2.89%
1934 −1.49%
1933 −0.78%
1932 +11.46%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.83%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.19%
1927 +2.32%
1926 +1.12%
1925 −3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.38%
1921 +12.13%
1920 −2.60%
1919 −12.69%
1918 −16.96%
1917 −15.34%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.93%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−24.39% −30.94%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−26.95% −26.95%
2025-03-27
United States Dollar Currency