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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 2001-11-12? to Fri 2025-12-12 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBTLX
×
+2.96%
2025-12-12
1.153 TRR
2025-12-12
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 2001-11-12? to Fri 2025-12-12 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBTLX
×
+15.29%
+0.59%/yr
+1.24%/yr
(R2=0.445)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-11-12? to Fri 2025-12-12 Start
Value
End
Value
VBTLX
×
$10,000.00
2001-11-12
$11,528.91
2025-12-12
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VBTLX
2025 (YTD) +2.96%
2024 −1.57%
2023 +2.33%
2022 −18.39%
2021 −7.91%
2020 +6.47%
2019 +6.33%
2018 −1.87%
2017 +1.44%
2016 +0.54%
2015 −0.18%
2014 +5.33%
2013 −3.31%
2012 +2.94%
2011 +5.08%
2010 +5.20%
2009 +3.26%
2008 +5.09%
2007 +2.82%
2006 +1.83%
2005 −0.85%
2004 +1.27%
2003 +1.30%
2002 +0.05%
2001 −2.39%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-11-12? to Fri 2025-12-12 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBTLX
×
−22.68% −30.43%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund