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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 1994-12-30 to Mon 2025-05-12 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+0.07%
2025-05-12
2.295 TRR
2025-05-12
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Returns

Fri 1994-12-30 to Mon 2025-05-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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+67.19%
+1.71%/yr
+1.85%/yr
(R2=0.700)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 1994-12-30 to Mon 2025-05-12 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
1994-12-30
$16,719.35
2025-05-12
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +0.07%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.51%
2021 −8.21%
2020 +6.21%
2019 +6.14%
2018 −2.01%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.44%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.01%
2013 −3.75%
2012 +1.27%
2011 +4.44%
2010 +4.86%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +4.98%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.73%
2005 −1.35%
2004 +0.23%
2003 +2.07%
2002 +5.85%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −3.45%
1998 +5.98%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.33%
1994 −4.67%
1993 +6.26%
1992 +3.56%
1991 +11.92%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.65%
1988 +2.91%
1987 +2.05%

Drawdowns

Fri 1994-12-30 to Mon 2025-05-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−25.51% −30.93%
2023-10-19
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