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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2025-12-24 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+3.94%
2025-12-24
2.523 TRR
2025-12-24
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Returns

Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2025-12-24 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−16.89%
−3.05%/yr
−5.52%/yr
(R2=0.702)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2025-12-24 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2020-01-02
$8,310.70
2025-12-24
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +3.94%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.41%
2021 −8.08%
2020 +6.38%
2019 +6.24%
2018 −1.95%
2017 +1.35%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +5.30%
2013 −3.47%
2012 +2.92%
2011 +4.94%
2010 +5.25%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.96%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +2.00%
2002 +6.03%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.18%
1998 +7.31%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.28%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.11%
1993 +8.08%
1992 +5.26%
1991 +12.47%
1990 +2.43%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.91%
1987 −2.72%
1986 −0.64%

Drawdowns

Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2025-12-24 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−22.30% −30.63%
2023-10-19
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