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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 2020-12-31 to Tue 2025-04-29 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
×
+1.42%
2025-04-29
2.391 TRR
2025-04-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
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−1.48%
2025-04-29
0.03059 TRR
2025-04-29
United States Dollar Currency

Returns

Thu 2020-12-31 to Tue 2025-04-29 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
×
−23.80%
−6.09%/yr
−6.41%/yr
(R2=0.656)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−18.70%
−4.67%/yr
−4.51%/yr
(R2=0.935)
United States Dollar Currency

Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-12-31 to Tue 2025-04-29 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
×
$10,000.00
2020-12-31
$7,620.17
2025-04-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
$10,000.00
2020-12-31
$8,130.08
2025-04-29
United States Dollar Currency

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX USDOLLAR
2025 (YTD) +1.42% −1.48%
2024 −1.68% −2.78%
2023 +2.19% −3.33%
2022 −18.54% −6.01%
2021 −8.20% −6.59%
2020 +6.19% −1.36%
2019 +6.13% −2.20%
2018 −1.92% −1.92%
2017 +1.32% −2.03%
2016 +0.35% −2.07%
2015 −0.35% −0.73%
2014 +4.91% −0.73%
2013 −3.66% −1.43%
2012 +2.00% −1.76%
2011 +4.47% −2.87%
2010 +4.89% −1.48%
2009 +3.15% −2.62%
2008 +4.98% −0.07%
2007 +2.74% −3.97%
2006 +1.74% −2.46%
2005 −0.98% −3.33%
2004 +0.82% −3.11%
2003 +2.08% −1.86%
2002 +5.84% −2.32%
2001 +6.73% −1.52%
2000 +7.80% −3.31%
1999 −2.83% −2.61%
1998 +6.37% −1.56%
1997 +7.65% −1.68%
1996 +0.28% −3.21%
1995 +15.32% −2.48%
1994 −4.66% −2.64%
1993 +6.26% −2.66%
1992 +3.57% −2.80%
1991 +11.89% −3.01%
1990 +2.45% −5.75%
1989 +8.67% −4.44%
1988 +2.88% −4.21%
1987 +2.05% −4.28%
1986 −1.06%
1985 −3.68%
1984 −3.79%
1983 −3.66%
1982 −3.67%
1981 −8.21%
1980 −11.11%
1979 −11.75%
1978 −8.26%
1977 −6.29%
1976 −4.64%
1975 −6.48%
1974 −10.99%
1973 −8.01%
1972 −3.30%
1971 −3.16%
1970 −5.28%
1969 −5.83%
1968 −4.51%
1967 −2.96%
1966 −3.38%
1965 −1.85%
1964 −0.96%
1963 −1.61%
1962 −1.31%
1961 −0.65%
1960 −1.38%
1959 −1.71%
1958 −1.68%
1957 −2.84%
1956 −2.93%
1955 −0.33%
1954 +0.76%
1953 −0.75%
1952 −0.74%
1951 −5.69%
1950 −5.60%
1949 +2.18%
1948 −2.92%
1947 −8.12%
1946 −15.34%
1945 −2.22%
1944 −2.23%
1943 −2.90%
1942 −8.27%
1941 −9.02%
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 +11.44%
1931 +10.30%
1930 +6.82%
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 +12.11%
1920 −2.54%
1919 −12.72%
1918 −16.97%
1917 −15.31%
1916 −11.22%
1915 −1.92%
1914 −1.00%
1913 −1.99%

Drawdowns

Thu 2020-12-31 to Tue 2025-04-29 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
×
−23.80% −30.28%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund
USDOLLAR
×
−18.70% −18.70%
2025-04-22
United States Dollar Currency