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Total Real Returns

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

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Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+1.59%
2025-04-02
2.395 TRR
2025-04-02
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Returns

Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−14.58%
−1.52%/yr
−2.02%/yr
(R2=0.386)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2014-12-31
$8,542.40
2025-04-02
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +1.59%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.53%
2021 −8.21%
2020 +6.20%
2019 +6.14%
2018 −2.01%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.44%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.01%
2013 −3.75%
2012 +2.10%
2011 +4.48%
2010 +4.90%
2009 +3.11%
2008 +4.97%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.73%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.84%
2003 +2.07%
2002 +5.84%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.82%
1998 +6.36%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −4.66%
1993 +6.27%
1992 +3.56%
1991 +11.91%
1990 +2.43%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.89%
1987 +2.06%

Drawdowns

Wed 2014-12-31 to Wed 2025-04-02 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−24.39% −30.94%
2023-10-19
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