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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2020-12-31?
VBMFX
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2020-12-31? Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+222.02%
+3.49%/yr
+3.63%/yr
(R2=0.954)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2020-12-31? Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$32,202.09
2020-12-31
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +2.94%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.48%
2021 −8.00%
2020 +6.41%
2019 +6.18%
2018 −1.93%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.27%
2014 +5.25%
2013 −3.53%
2012 +2.98%
2011 +4.99%
2010 +5.17%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.02%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.17%
1998 +7.31%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.12%
1993 +8.08%
1992 +5.27%
1991 +12.47%
1990 +2.43%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.90%
1987 −2.72%
1986 −0.66%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2020-12-31? Final
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−0.79% −10.54%
1987-10-14
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