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Total Real Returns

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

Mon 2001-11-12? to Wed 2025-10-22 YTD
Return
TRR
Price
VBTLX
×
+4.09%
2025-10-22
1.132 TRR
2025-10-22
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Returns

Mon 2001-11-12? to Wed 2025-10-22 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VBTLX
×
+13.21%
+0.52%/yr
+1.10%/yr
(R2=0.393)
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 2001-11-12? to Wed 2025-10-22 Start
Value
End
Value
VBTLX
×
$10,000.00
2001-11-12
$11,321.19
2025-10-22
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund

Annual Returns

Year VBTLX
2025 (YTD) +4.09%
2024 −1.57%
2023 +2.32%
2022 −18.41%
2021 −8.11%
2020 +6.26%
2019 +6.29%
2018 −1.85%
2017 +1.43%
2016 +0.45%
2015 −0.27%
2014 +5.08%
2013 −3.63%
2012 +2.42%
2011 +4.57%
2010 +4.71%
2009 +3.26%
2008 +5.09%
2007 +2.83%
2006 +1.83%
2005 −0.87%
2004 +1.07%
2003 +1.29%
2002 +0.05%
2001 −2.38%

Drawdowns

Mon 2001-11-12? to Wed 2025-10-22 Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VBTLX
×
−22.14% −30.71%
2023-10-19
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund