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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 2026-03-26 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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−1.94%
2026-03-26
2.331 TRR
2026-03-26
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2026-03-26 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+133.10%
+2.18%/yr
+2.70%/yr
(R2=0.824)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2026-03-26 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,309.91
2026-03-26
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −1.94%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.49%
2021 −8.23%
2020 +6.19%
2019 +6.22%
2018 −2.03%
2017 +1.34%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.45%
2014 +4.98%
2013 −3.71%
2012 +2.31%
2011 +4.44%
2010 +4.79%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −0.96%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.32%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.15%
1993 +6.81%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.88%
1990 +2.47%
1989 +8.65%
1988 +2.91%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.68%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Thu 2026-03-26 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−23.89% −30.93%
2023-10-19
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