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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 2026-02-11 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBMFX
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+0.25%
2026-02-11
2.536 TRR
2026-02-11
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Returns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2026-02-11 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX
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−14.35%
−3.69%/yr
−0.97%/yr
(R2=0.069)
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Growth of $10,000

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2026-02-11 Start
Value
End
Value
VBMFX
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$10,000.00
2021-12-31
$8,565.18
2026-02-11
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Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) +0.25%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.43%
2021 −8.05%
2020 +6.42%
2019 +6.18%
2018 −1.96%
2017 +1.36%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.27%
2014 +5.24%
2013 −3.49%
2012 +2.93%
2011 +4.97%
2010 +5.20%
2009 +3.15%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.74%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.95%
2004 +1.19%
2003 +2.00%
2002 +6.03%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.16%
1998 +7.31%
1997 +7.63%
1996 +0.30%
1995 +15.30%
1994 −5.10%
1993 +8.06%
1992 +5.26%
1991 +12.47%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.68%
1988 +2.87%
1987 −2.69%
1986 −0.67%

Drawdowns

Fri 2021-12-31 to Wed 2026-02-11 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX
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−14.35% −23.95%
2023-10-19
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