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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 Fri 2025-05-09 YTD
Return 		TRR
Price
VBMFX × 		+0.41%
2025-05-09 		2.302 TRR
2025-05-09
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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 Fri 2025-05-09 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX × 		−24.57%
−6.27%/yr 		−6.33%/yr
(R2=0.651)
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Growth of $10,000

Thu 2020-12-31 to Fri 2025-05-09 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
2020-12-31 		$7,543.44
2025-05-09
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +0.41%
2024 −1.68%
2023 +2.19%
2022 −18.53%
2021 −8.21%
2020 +6.21%
2019 +6.14%
2018 −2.18%
2017 +1.32%
2016 +0.44%
2015 −0.62%
2014 +4.70%
2013 −3.90%
2012 +2.08%
2011 +4.44%
2010 +4.86%
2009 +3.17%
2008 +4.98%
2007 +2.73%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −1.36%
2004 +0.24%
2003 +2.07%
2002 +5.84%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −3.46%
1998 +5.98%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.33%
1994 −4.67%
1993 +6.26%
1992 +3.56%
1991 +11.92%
1990 +2.43%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.91%
1987 +2.02%

Drawdowns

VBMFX - Total Real Return Drawdowns Chart
Date
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VBMFX
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Thu 2020-12-31 to Fri 2025-05-09 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX × 		−24.57% −30.29%
2023-10-19
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