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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 2020-04-02 to Tue 2025-05-13 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
−0.16%
2025-05-13
2.289 TRR
2025-05-13
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−1.67%
2025-05-13
0.03053 TRR
2025-05-13
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 2020-04-02 to Tue 2025-05-13 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
−22.75%
−4.92%/yr
−7.00%/yr
(R2=0.774)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−19.61%
−4.18%/yr
−4.73%/yr
(R2=0.957)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-04-02 to Tue 2025-05-13 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2020-04-02
$7,725.43
2025-05-13
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2020-04-02
$8,038.59
2025-05-13
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) −0.16% −1.67%
2024 −1.68% −2.87%
2023 +2.19% −3.23%
2022 −18.49% −6.08%
2021 −8.28% −6.57%
2020 +6.20% −1.28%
2019 +6.23% −2.27%
2018 −2.01% −1.84%
2017 +1.33% −2.11%
2016 +0.44% −1.99%
2015 −0.44% −0.73%
2014 +4.91% −0.80%
2013 −3.66% −1.43%
2012 +1.17% −1.76%
2011 +4.53% −2.87%
2010 +4.85% −1.48%
2009 +3.12% −2.62%
2008 +4.98% −0.13%
2007 +2.73% −3.90%
2006 +1.74% −2.45%
2005 −1.36% −3.32%
2004 +0.24% −3.16%
2003 +2.07% −1.86%
2002 +5.85% −2.31%
2001 +6.73% −1.52%
2000 +7.79% −3.30%
1999 −3.46% −2.60%
1998 +5.97% −1.56%
1997 +7.64% −1.68%
1996 +0.29% −3.25%
1995 +15.33% −2.47%
1994 −4.67% −2.59%
1993 +6.27% −2.70%
1992 +3.55% −2.79%
1991 +11.90% −3.00%
1990 +2.45% −5.73%
1989 +8.67% −4.43%
1988 +2.90% −4.24%
1987 +2.05% −4.27%
1986 −1.06%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.79%
1983 −3.68%
1982 −3.69%
1981 −8.17%
1980 −11.13%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.28%
1977 −6.27%
1976 −4.65%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.27%
1969 −5.84%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.85%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.37%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.68%
1957 −2.84%
1956 −2.92%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.67%
1953 −0.67%
1952 −0.83%
1951 −5.61%
1950 −5.59%
1949 +2.10%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.10%
1946 −15.36%
1945 −2.22%
1944 −2.22%
1943 −2.89%
1942 −8.26%
1941 −9.05%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.83%
1937 −2.75%
1936 −1.46%
1935 −2.88%
1934 −1.48%
1933 −0.78%
1932 +11.46%
1931 +10.28%
1930 +6.80%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.19%
1927 +2.32%
1926 +1.11%
1925 −3.34%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.32%
1922 +2.37%
1921 +12.15%
1920 −2.59%
1919 −12.69%
1918 −16.98%
1917 −15.32%
1916 −11.20%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.98%

Drawdowns

Thu 2020-04-02 to Tue 2025-05-13 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−25.70% −30.95%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−20.13% −20.13%
2025-05-05
United States Dollar Currency