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Total Real Returns

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

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Wed 2017-10-18 to Fri 2025-05-23 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VBMFX × 		−0.43%
2025-05-23 		2.283 TRR
2025-05-23
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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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Wed 2017-10-18 to Fri 2025-05-23 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX × 		−17.12%
−2.44%/yr 		−3.58%/yr
(R2=0.527)
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Growth of $10,000

Wed 2017-10-18 to Fri 2025-05-23 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
2017-10-18 		$8,288.21
2025-05-23
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) −0.43%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.51%
2021 −8.20%
2020 +6.11%
2019 +6.22%
2018 −2.17%
2017 +1.32%
2016 +0.35%
2015 −0.62%
2014 +4.79%
2013 −3.89%
2012 +2.08%
2011 +4.43%
2010 +4.85%
2009 +3.16%
2008 +4.98%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −1.36%
2004 +0.23%
2003 +2.08%
2002 +5.84%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −3.45%
1998 +5.98%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −4.66%
1993 +6.27%
1992 +3.55%
1991 +11.92%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.66%
1988 +2.90%
1987 +2.04%

Drawdowns

VBMFX - Total Real Return Drawdowns Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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Wed 2017-10-18 to Fri 2025-05-23 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX × 		−25.92% −30.97%
2023-10-19
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