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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 Fri 2025-10-31 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+3.08%
2025-10-31
2.501 TRR
2025-10-31
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Returns

Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+131.57%
+2.37%/yr
+2.62%/yr
(R2=0.811)
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Growth of $10,000

Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1990-01-01
$23,156.90
2025-10-31
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Annual Returns

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%

Drawdowns

Mon 1990-01-01 to Fri 2025-10-31 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−22.90% −30.59%
2023-10-19
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