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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 2026-03-04 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+0.52%
2026-03-04
2.389 TRR
2026-03-04
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Returns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2026-03-04 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−14.16%
−3.59%/yr
−0.88%/yr
(R2=0.058)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2026-03-04 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2021-12-31
$8,583.92
2026-03-04
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) +0.52%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.48%
2021 −8.26%
2020 +6.22%
2019 +6.15%
2018 −1.95%
2017 +1.35%
2016 +0.36%
2015 −0.36%
2014 +4.90%
2013 −3.63%
2012 +2.23%
2011 +4.56%
2010 +4.72%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.74%
2005 −0.97%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.98%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.74%
2000 +7.78%
1999 −2.32%
1998 +6.92%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.31%
1994 −5.13%
1993 +6.80%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.89%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.66%
1988 +2.90%
1987 −2.69%
1986 −0.68%

Drawdowns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2026-03-04 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−14.16% −24.00%
2023-10-19
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