All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VBTLX real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VBTLX returned −1.09% over the past year and −3.48% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +15.97% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.60%/yr, and is currently −24.66% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Thu Aug. 20, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
+15.97%
+0.60%/yr |
+1.01%/yr
R2=0.351 |
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Thu 2026-08-20 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$11,597.01
2026-08-20 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −3.48% | −1.09% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
−24.66%
on 2026-08-20 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−30.72%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-08-20 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −1.09% |
−1.40% −0.70%/yr |
+4.60% +1.51%/yr |
−19.59% −4.27%/yr |
−17.26% −1.88%/yr |
| Year | VBTLX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −3.48% |
| 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 | +4.59% |
| 2010 | +4.69% |
| 2009 | +3.25% |
| 2008 | +5.09% |
| 2007 | +2.82% |
| 2006 | +1.83% |
| 2005 | −0.87% |
| 2004 | +1.06% |
| 2003 | +1.29% |
| 2002 | +5.35% |
| 2001 | −1.89% |
