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 −3.24% over the past year and −4.25% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +15.04% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.57%/yr, and is currently −25.27% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Wed Sep. 9, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
+15.04%
+0.57%/yr |
+1.00%/yr
R2=0.347 |
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Wed 2026-09-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$11,503.76
2026-09-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −4.25% | −3.24% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
−25.27%
on 2026-09-09 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−30.72%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-09-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −3.24% |
−3.31% −1.67%/yr |
+3.39% +1.12%/yr |
−20.24% −4.42%/yr |
−17.56% −1.91%/yr |
| Year | VBTLX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −4.25% |
| 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% |
