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Total Real Returns

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

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Tue 2019-12-31 to Tue 2025-09-16 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+3.56%
2025-09-16
2.361 TRR
2025-09-16
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Returns

Tue 2019-12-31 to Tue 2025-09-16 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−17.38%
−3.29%/yr
−6.14%/yr
(R2=0.747)
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Growth of $10,000

Tue 2019-12-31 to Tue 2025-09-16 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2019-12-31
$8,261.96
2025-09-16
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.56%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.47%
2021 −8.23%
2020 +6.13%
2019 +6.24%
2018 −2.01%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.44%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.02%
2013 −3.76%
2012 +2.29%
2011 +4.50%
2010 +4.77%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.76%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −0.97%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.91%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.33%
1998 +6.91%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.15%
1993 +6.80%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.47%
1989 +8.66%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Tue 2019-12-31 to Tue 2025-09-16 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−22.88% −30.91%
2023-10-19
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