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Total Real Returns

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

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Wed 2020-04-08 to Wed 2025-06-04 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+0.87%
2025-06-04
2.378 TRR
2025-06-04
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−1.86%
2025-06-04
0.03048 TRR
2025-06-04
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

VBMFX,USDOLLAR - Total Real Return Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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VBMFX (Trendline)
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USDOLLAR
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USDOLLAR (Trendline)
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Wed 2020-04-08 to Wed 2025-06-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−21.91%
−4.68%/yr
−6.89%/yr
(R2=0.768)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−19.87%
−4.21%/yr
−4.70%/yr
(R2=0.956)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Wed 2020-04-08 to Wed 2025-06-04 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2020-04-08
$7,809.45
2025-06-04
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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$10,000.00
2020-04-08
$8,012.82
2025-06-04
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +0.87% −1.86%
2024 −1.69% −2.77%
2023 +2.19% −3.23%
2022 −18.49% −6.07%
2021 −8.22% −6.56%
2020 +6.12% −1.36%
2019 +6.24% −2.27%
2018 −2.01% −1.84%
2017 +1.33% −2.10%
2016 +0.44% −1.99%
2015 −0.44% −0.73%
2014 +4.92% −0.80%
2013 −3.67% −1.43%
2012 +2.01% −1.75%
2011 +4.48% −2.86%
2010 +4.90% −1.48%
2009 +3.15% −2.62%
2008 +4.97% −0.13%
2007 +2.75% −3.89%
2006 +1.73% −2.51%
2005 −0.99% −3.26%
2004 +0.82% −3.15%
2003 +2.08% −1.86%
2002 +5.85% −2.31%
2001 +6.74% −1.57%
2000 +7.78% −3.25%
1999 −2.82% −2.65%
1998 +6.37% −1.56%
1997 +7.64% −1.68%
1996 +0.30% −3.20%
1995 +15.31% −2.51%
1994 −4.65% −2.59%
1993 +6.26% −2.69%
1992 +3.56% −2.79%
1991 +11.90% −3.00%
1990 +2.43% −5.76%
1989 +8.69% −4.42%
1988 +2.87% −4.24%
1987 +2.06% −4.23%
1986 −1.09%
1985 −3.67%
1984 −3.81%
1983 −3.64%
1982 −3.68%
1981 −8.19%
1980 −11.14%
1979 −11.73%
1978 −8.27%
1977 −6.28%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.49%
1974 −10.98%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.29%
1971 −3.17%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.95%
1966 −3.34%
1965 −1.84%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.70%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.37%
1959 −1.62%
1958 −1.77%
1957 −2.83%
1956 −2.92%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.75%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.68%
1950 −5.58%
1949 +2.10%
1948 −2.91%
1947 −8.09%
1946 −15.35%
1945 −2.21%
1944 −2.27%
1943 −2.84%
1942 −8.29%
1941 −9.04%
1940 −0.70%
1939 +0.00%
1938 +2.82%
1937 −2.74%
1936 −1.46%
1935 −2.88%
1934 −1.52%
1933 −0.73%
1932 +11.44%
1931 +10.27%
1930 +6.85%
1929 −0.59%
1928 +1.18%
1927 +2.31%
1926 +1.11%
1925 −3.34%
1924 +0.00%
1923 −2.31%
1922 +2.37%
1921 +12.13%
1920 −2.59%
1919 −12.68%
1918 −17.00%
1917 −15.33%
1916 −11.18%
1915 −1.95%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −2.01%

Drawdowns

VBMFX,USDOLLAR - Total Real Return Drawdowns Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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USDOLLAR
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Wed 2020-04-08 to Wed 2025-06-04 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−24.96% −30.98%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−20.26% −20.26%
2025-05-27
United States Dollar Currency