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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2011-12-30 to Wed 2025-03-05 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+1.08%
2025-03-05
2.281 TRR
2025-03-05
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Returns

Fri 2011-12-30 to Wed 2025-03-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−13.54%
−1.10%/yr
−1.03%/yr
(R2=0.206)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2011-12-30 to Wed 2025-03-05 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2011-12-30
$8,645.74
2025-03-05
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +1.08%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.59%
2021 −8.41%
2020 +6.08%
2019 +6.19%
2018 −2.08%
2017 +1.32%
2016 +0.35%
2015 −0.53%
2014 +4.68%
2013 −3.88%
2012 +1.70%
2011 +4.01%
2010 +4.28%
2009 +3.11%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.76%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.78%
2003 +1.98%
2002 +5.80%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.96%
1998 +6.53%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.27%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.16%
1993 +5.55%
1992 +3.25%
1991 +11.62%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.65%
1988 +2.90%
1987 +2.04%

Drawdowns

Fri 2011-12-30 to Wed 2025-03-05 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−25.10% −31.24%
2023-10-19
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