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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 Fri 2026-02-20 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+0.52%
2026-02-20
2.39 TRR
2026-02-20
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Returns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-02-20 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+138.95%
+2.25%/yr
+2.71%/yr
(R2=0.826)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-02-20 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1986-12-11
$23,895.09
2026-02-20
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) +0.52%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.70%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.53%
2021 −8.17%
2020 +6.21%
2019 +6.14%
2018 −1.95%
2017 +1.35%
2016 +0.36%
2015 −0.45%
2014 +4.99%
2013 −3.63%
2012 +2.22%
2011 +4.55%
2010 +4.71%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.80%
1999 −2.33%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −5.14%
1993 +6.81%
1992 +4.23%
1991 +11.91%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.89%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.66%

Drawdowns

Thu 1986-12-11? to Fri 2026-02-20 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−21.97% −30.91%
2023-10-19
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