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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 Tue 2025-07-15 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+0.43%
2025-07-15
2.368 TRR
2025-07-15
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Returns

Thu 2020-01-02 to Tue 2025-07-15 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−20.07%
−3.97%/yr
−6.48%/yr
(R2=0.768)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-01-02 to Tue 2025-07-15 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2020-01-02
$7,993.31
2025-07-15
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +0.43%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.54%
2021 −8.21%
2020 +6.20%
2019 +6.14%
2018 −1.92%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.35%
2015 −0.35%
2014 +4.92%
2013 −3.66%
2012 +2.01%
2011 +4.48%
2010 +4.90%
2009 +3.12%
2008 +4.97%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.73%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.82%
2003 +2.09%
2002 +5.84%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.83%
1998 +6.38%
1997 +7.63%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −4.66%
1993 +6.25%
1992 +3.56%
1991 +11.91%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.66%
1988 +2.89%
1987 +2.06%

Drawdowns

Thu 2020-01-02 to Tue 2025-07-15 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−25.25% −30.95%
2023-10-19
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