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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 Thu 2026-04-30 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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−2.30%
2026-04-30
2.323 TRR
2026-04-30
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Returns

Tue 2019-12-31 to Thu 2026-04-30 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−18.69%
−3.22%/yr
−5.02%/yr
(R2=0.658)
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Growth of $10,000

Tue 2019-12-31 to Thu 2026-04-30 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2019-12-31
$8,131.31
2026-04-30
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −2.30%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.49%
2021 −8.24%
2020 +6.23%
2019 +6.17%
2018 −2.01%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.03%
2013 −3.77%
2012 +2.29%
2011 +4.51%
2010 +4.77%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.97%
2004 +0.98%
2003 +2.00%
2002 +5.91%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.33%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −5.13%
1993 +6.80%
1992 +4.23%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.89%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Tue 2019-12-31 to Thu 2026-04-30 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−24.18% −30.93%
2023-10-19
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