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Total Real Returns

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

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Mon 1990-01-01 to Tue 2026-01-06 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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−0.04%
2026-01-06
2.515 TRR
2026-01-06
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Returns

Mon 1990-01-01 to Tue 2026-01-06 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+132.84%
+2.37%/yr
+2.60%/yr
(R2=0.807)
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Growth of $10,000

Mon 1990-01-01 to Tue 2026-01-06 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1990-01-01
$23,284.08
2026-01-06
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −0.04%
2025 +3.68%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.41%
2021 −8.07%
2020 +6.38%
2019 +6.23%
2018 −1.95%
2017 +1.35%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +5.30%
2013 −3.47%
2012 +2.91%
2011 +4.93%
2010 +5.26%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −0.94%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.03%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.80%
1999 −2.18%
1998 +7.31%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.12%
1993 +8.09%
1992 +5.25%
1991 +12.46%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.69%
1986 −0.67%

Drawdowns

Mon 1990-01-01 to Tue 2026-01-06 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−22.52% −30.63%
2023-10-19
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