VBTLX Stock Chart (Dividends Reinvested, Inflation Adjusted)

All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)

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

VBTLX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBTLX returned +1.36% over the past year and −2.80% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +16.78% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.63%/yr, and is currently −24.13% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Dividends Reinvested:

Mon 2001-11-12^💬 to Fri 2026-05-29	YTD Return	1 Year Return
VBTLX ^×	−2.80% 2026-05-29	+1.36% 2026-05-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 2001-11-12^💬 to Fri 2026-05-29	Overall Return	Exponential Trendline
VBTLX ^×	+16.78% +0.63%/yr	+1.04%/yr (R²=0.367)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-11-12^💬 to Fri 2026-05-29	Start Value	End Value
VBTLX ^×	$10,000.00 2001-11-12	$11,678.10 2026-05-29
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year	VBTLX
2026 (YTD)	−2.80%
2025	+4.38%
2024	−1.57%
2023	+2.32%
2022	−18.43%
2021	−8.12%
2020	+6.28%
2019	+6.31%
2018	−1.88%
2017	+1.41%
2016	+0.53%
2015	−0.33%
2014	+5.10%
2013	−3.58%
2012	+2.38%
2011	+4.60%
2010	+4.69%
2009	+3.26%
2008	+5.09%
2007	+2.82%
2006	+1.83%
2005	−0.87%
2004	+1.06%
2003	+1.29%
2002	+5.35%
2001	−1.89%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-11-12^💬 to Fri 2026-05-29	Current Drawdown	Worst Drawdown
VBTLX ^×	−24.13% from 2020-08-04 peak	−30.72% 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Fri 2026-05-29	1 Year	2 Years	3 Years	5 Years	10 Years
VBTLX ^×	+1.36%	+4.92% +2.43%/yr	+3.31% +1.09%/yr	−18.94% −4.11%/yr	−14.79% −1.59%/yr
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund