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Total Real Returns

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

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Thu 2020-12-31 to Mon 2025-05-19 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VBMFX × 		+0.02%
2025-05-19 		2.358 TRR
2025-05-19
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Returns

VBMFX - Total Real Return Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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VBMFX (Trendline)
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Thu 2020-12-31 to Mon 2025-05-19 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX × 		−24.84%
−6.31%/yr 		−6.27%/yr
(R2=0.649)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-12-31 to Mon 2025-05-19 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
2020-12-31 		$7,515.77
2025-05-19
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +0.02%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.52%
2021 −8.20%
2020 +6.20%
2019 +6.13%
2018 −2.00%
2017 +1.32%
2016 +0.44%
2015 −0.44%
2014 +5.00%
2013 −3.75%
2012 +2.09%
2011 +4.47%
2010 +4.89%
2009 +3.12%
2008 +4.98%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.73%
2005 −0.98%
2004 +0.82%
2003 +2.08%
2002 +5.85%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.82%
1998 +6.37%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −4.66%
1993 +6.27%
1992 +3.56%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.89%
1987 +2.05%

Drawdowns

VBMFX - Total Real Return Drawdowns Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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Thu 2020-12-31 to Mon 2025-05-19 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX × 		−24.84% −30.28%
2023-10-19
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