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Total Real Returns

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

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Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+0.56%
2025-04-16
2.371 TRR
2025-04-16
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Returns

Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−14.46%
−1.26%/yr
−1.18%/yr
(R2=0.224)
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Growth of $10,000

Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2012-12-31
$8,553.57
2025-04-16
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +0.56%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.54%
2021 −8.20%
2020 +6.20%
2019 +6.13%
2018 −1.92%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.35%
2015 −0.35%
2014 +4.91%
2013 −3.66%
2012 +2.00%
2011 +4.47%
2010 +4.89%
2009 +3.13%
2008 +4.98%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.73%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.83%
2003 +2.07%
2002 +5.85%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.83%
1998 +6.37%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −4.66%
1993 +6.27%
1992 +3.56%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.89%
1987 +2.05%

Drawdowns

Mon 2012-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−25.16% −30.95%
2023-10-19
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