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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2010-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-30 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VBMFX × 		+1.31%
2025-04-30 		2.389 TRR
2025-04-30
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Returns

VBMFX - Total Real Return Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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VBMFX (Trendline)
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Fri 2010-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-30 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX × 		−8.17%
−0.59%/yr 		−0.69%/yr
(R2=0.116)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2010-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-30 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
2010-12-31 		$9,182.51
2025-04-30
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +1.31%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.53%
2021 −8.20%
2020 +6.19%
2019 +6.13%
2018 −1.92%
2017 +1.32%
2016 +0.35%
2015 −0.35%
2014 +4.91%
2013 −3.66%
2012 +2.00%
2011 +4.47%
2010 +4.89%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.73%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.83%
2003 +2.07%
2002 +5.85%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.83%
1998 +6.38%
1997 +7.63%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −4.67%
1993 +6.28%
1992 +3.55%
1991 +11.91%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.88%
1987 +2.05%

Drawdowns

VBMFX - Total Real Return Drawdowns Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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Fri 2010-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-30 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX × 		−24.59% −30.94%
2023-10-19
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