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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 2026-03-25 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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−1.42%
2026-03-25
2.344 TRR
2026-03-25
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Returns

Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2026-03-25 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−18.19%
−3.17%/yr
−5.16%/yr
(R2=0.666)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2026-03-25 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2020-01-02
$8,181.05
2026-03-25
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −1.42%
2025 +4.25%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.50%
2021 −8.23%
2020 +6.19%
2019 +6.22%
2018 −2.03%
2017 +1.34%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.45%
2014 +4.98%
2013 −3.71%
2012 +2.31%
2011 +4.44%
2010 +4.80%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.32%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.13%
1993 +6.79%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.91%
1990 +2.44%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.65%

Drawdowns

Thu 2020-01-02 to Wed 2026-03-25 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−23.50% −30.93%
2023-10-19
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