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Total Real Returns

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

Thu 1986-12-11πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-06-18 YTD
Return
1 Year
Return
VBMFX
×
βˆ’3.13%
2026-06-18
+0.31%
2026-06-18
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
βˆ’3.54%
2026-06-18
βˆ’4.07%
2026-06-18
⭐ U.S. Dollar πŸ’¬ Currency

Returns

Thu 1986-12-11πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-06-18 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
+130.27%
+2.13%/yr
+2.66%/yr
(R2=0.818)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
βˆ’67.11%
βˆ’2.77%/yr
βˆ’2.43%/yr
(R2=0.987)
⭐ U.S. Dollar πŸ’¬ Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-06-18 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,026.56
2026-06-18
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$3,288.86
2026-06-18
⭐ U.S. Dollar πŸ’¬ Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2026 (YTD) βˆ’3.13% βˆ’3.54%
2025 +4.26% βˆ’2.60%
2024 βˆ’1.69% βˆ’2.80%
2023 +2.20% βˆ’3.24%
2022 βˆ’18.50% βˆ’6.07%
2021 βˆ’8.21% βˆ’6.57%
2020 +6.19% βˆ’1.34%
2019 +6.20% βˆ’2.23%
2018 βˆ’1.99% βˆ’1.87%
2017 +1.33% βˆ’2.07%
2016 +0.42% βˆ’2.03%
2015 βˆ’0.43% βˆ’0.73%
2014 +4.97% βˆ’0.75%
2013 βˆ’3.69% βˆ’1.48%
2012 +2.30% βˆ’1.70%
2011 +4.49% βˆ’2.88%
2010 +4.75% βˆ’1.47%
2009 +3.14% βˆ’2.65%
2008 +5.00% βˆ’0.09%
2007 +2.75% βˆ’3.93%
2006 +1.75% βˆ’2.46%
2005 βˆ’0.97% βˆ’3.32%
2004 +0.99% βˆ’3.15%
2003 +1.99% βˆ’1.84%
2002 +5.91% βˆ’2.32%
2001 +6.74% βˆ’1.52%
2000 +7.78% βˆ’3.28%
1999 βˆ’2.32% βˆ’2.61%
1998 +6.91% βˆ’1.59%
1997 +7.64% βˆ’1.67%
1996 +0.29% βˆ’3.21%
1995 +15.32% βˆ’2.48%
1994 βˆ’5.14% βˆ’2.61%
1993 +6.79% βˆ’2.67%
1992 +4.25% βˆ’2.82%
1991 +11.90% βˆ’2.97%
1990 +2.45% βˆ’5.76%
1989 +8.67% βˆ’4.44%
1988 +2.89% βˆ’4.23%
1987 βˆ’2.72% βˆ’4.25%
1986 βˆ’0.65% βˆ’1.09%
1985 βˆ’3.66%
1984 βˆ’3.80%
1983 βˆ’3.65%
1982 βˆ’3.69%
1981 βˆ’8.19%
1980 βˆ’11.12%
1979 βˆ’11.76%
1978 βˆ’8.26%
1977 βˆ’6.27%
1976 βˆ’4.64%
1975 βˆ’6.49%
1974 βˆ’10.98%
1973 βˆ’8.02%
1972 βˆ’3.28%
1971 βˆ’3.16%
1970 βˆ’5.28%
1969 βˆ’5.84%
1968 βˆ’4.53%
1967 βˆ’2.93%
1966 βˆ’3.34%
1965 βˆ’1.89%
1964 βˆ’0.96%
1963 βˆ’1.62%
1962 βˆ’1.32%
1961 βˆ’0.67%
1960 βˆ’1.34%
1959 βˆ’1.70%
1958 βˆ’1.73%
1957 βˆ’2.82%
1956 βˆ’2.89%
1955 βˆ’0.39%
1954 +0.75%
1953 βˆ’0.74%
1952 βˆ’0.75%
1951 βˆ’5.73%
1950 βˆ’5.50%
1949 +2.09%
1948 βˆ’2.90%
1947 βˆ’8.12%
1946 βˆ’15.35%
1945 βˆ’2.23%
1944 βˆ’2.21%
1943 βˆ’2.87%
1942 βˆ’8.28%
1941 βˆ’9.03%
1940 βˆ’0.71%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.86%
1937 βˆ’2.78%
1936 βˆ’1.43%
1935 βˆ’2.90%
1934 βˆ’1.49%
1933 βˆ’0.73%
1932 +11.42%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.83%
1929 βˆ’0.58%
1928 +1.17%
1927 +2.31%
1926 +1.13%
1925 βˆ’3.35%
1924 +0.00%
1923 βˆ’2.35%
1922 +2.43%
1921 +12.12%
1920 βˆ’2.58%
1919 βˆ’12.70%
1918 βˆ’16.97%
1917 βˆ’15.38%
1916 βˆ’11.16%
1915 βˆ’1.94%
1914 βˆ’0.99%
1913 βˆ’2.00%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11πŸ’¬ to Thu 2026-06-18 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
βˆ’24.82%
from 2020-08-04 peak
βˆ’30.93%
2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
βˆ’67.11% βˆ’67.11%
2026-06-18
⭐ U.S. Dollar πŸ’¬ Currency

Rolling Returns

Period ending Thu 2026-06-18 1
Year
2
Years
3
Years
5
Years
10
Years
VBMFX
×
+0.31% +1.68%
+0.84%/yr
+1.95%
+0.65%/yr
βˆ’19.75%
βˆ’4.31%/yr
βˆ’16.96%
βˆ’1.84%/yr
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
βˆ’4.07% βˆ’6.45%
βˆ’3.28%/yr
βˆ’9.27%
βˆ’3.19%/yr
βˆ’19.39%
βˆ’4.22%/yr
βˆ’28.32%
βˆ’3.28%/yr
⭐ U.S. Dollar πŸ’¬ Currency