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Total Real Returns

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

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Growth of $10,000

Mon 2024-07-01 to Mon 2026-09-14 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
VBMFX × 		+1.14%
+0.52%/yr 		+0.65%/yr
R2=0.076
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Mon 2024-07-01 to Mon 2026-09-14 Start
Value 		End
Value
VBMFX × 		$10,000.00
2024-07-01 		$10,114.39
2026-09-14

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-14

  YTD YoY
VBMFX × 		−4.89% −3.99%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
VBMFX × 		−5.76%
on 2026-09-14
from 2026-02-27 peak 		−5.76%
on 2026-09-14
from 2026-02-27 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-09-14 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VBMFX × 		−3.99% −4.37%
−2.21%/yr 		+2.68%
+0.89%/yr 		−21.25%
−4.67%/yr 		−18.71%
−2.05%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VBMFX
2026 (YTD) −4.89%
2025 +4.26%
2024 −1.69%
2023 +2.20%
2022 −18.50%
2021 −8.21%
2020 +6.19%
2019 +6.20%
2018 −1.99%
2017 +1.33%
2016 +0.42%
2015 −0.43%
2014 +4.97%
2013 −3.69%
2012 +2.29%
2011 +4.49%
2010 +4.75%
2009 +3.14%
2008 +5.00%
2007 +2.75%
2006 +1.75%
2005 −0.97%
2004 +0.99%
2003 +1.99%
2002 +5.92%
2001 +6.73%
2000 +7.79%
1999 −2.32%
1998 +6.91%
1997 +7.64%
1996 +0.29%
1995 +15.32%
1994 −5.14%
1993 +6.79%
1992 +4.24%
1991 +11.90%
1990 +2.45%
1989 +8.67%
1988 +2.89%
1987 −2.71%
1986 −0.66%