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| Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 | 
        YTD
         Return  | 
      
        TRR
         Price  | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | 
        
          +3.08%
        
         2025-10-31  | 
      
        
          2.501 TRR
        
         2025-10-31  | 
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 | 
        Overall
         Return  | 
      
        Exponential
         Trendline  | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | 
        +131.57%
         +2.37%/yr  | 
      
        +2.62%/yr
         (R2=0.811)  | 
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 | 
        Start
         Value  | 
      
        End
         Value  | 
    ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | 
        $10,000.00
         1990-01-01  | 
      
        $23,156.90
         2025-10-31  | 
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Year | VBMFX | 
|---|---|
| 2025 (YTD) | +3.08% | 
| 2024 | −1.70% | 
| 2023 | +2.20% | 
| 2022 | −18.42% | 
| 2021 | −8.01% | 
| 2020 | +6.32% | 
| 2019 | +6.18% | 
| 2018 | −1.93% | 
| 2017 | +1.33% | 
| 2016 | +0.54% | 
| 2015 | −0.36% | 
| 2014 | +5.25% | 
| 2013 | −3.44% | 
| 2012 | +2.89% | 
| 2011 | +4.99% | 
| 2010 | +5.20% | 
| 2009 | +3.14% | 
| 2008 | +4.99% | 
| 2007 | +2.75% | 
| 2006 | +1.75% | 
| 2005 | −0.95% | 
| 2004 | +1.19% | 
| 2003 | +1.99% | 
| 2002 | +6.03% | 
| 2001 | +6.74% | 
| 2000 | +7.79% | 
| 1999 | −2.18% | 
| 1998 | +7.31% | 
| 1997 | +7.64% | 
| 1996 | +0.30% | 
| 1995 | +15.33% | 
| 1994 | −5.12% | 
| 1993 | +8.06% | 
| 1992 | +5.27% | 
| 1991 | +12.47% | 
| 1990 | +2.43% | 
| 1989 | +8.68% | 
| 1988 | +2.91% | 
| 1987 | −2.72% | 
| 1986 | −0.66% | 
| Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 | 
        Current
         Drawdown  | 
      
        Worst
         Drawdown  | 
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBMFX × | −22.90% | 
        −30.59%
         2023-10-19  | 
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||