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Total Real Returns

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

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Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2025-11-05 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+2.62%
2025-11-05
2.49 TRR
2025-11-05
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Returns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2025-11-05 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−15.93%
−4.41%/yr
−1.48%/yr
(R2=0.135)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2025-11-05 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2021-12-31
$8,406.55
2025-11-05
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2025 (YTD) +2.62%
2024 −1.70%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.46%
2021 −8.00%
2020 +6.41%
2019 +6.18%
2018 −1.93%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +5.35%
2013 −3.53%
2012 +2.98%
2011 +4.89%
2010 +5.26%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +4.99%
2007 +2.76%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.96%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +6.04%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.17%
1998 +7.30%
1997 +7.65%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.30%
1994 −5.12%
1993 +8.08%
1992 +5.27%
1991 +12.47%
1990 +2.43%
1989 +8.70%
1988 +2.88%
1987 −2.70%
1986 −0.66%

Drawdowns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2025-11-05 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−15.93% −23.99%
2023-10-19
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