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 −5.44% over the past year and −5.58% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 2001, VBTLX is up +13.44% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.51%/yr, and is currently −26.30% below its real total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
+13.44%
+0.51%/yr |
+0.98%/yr
R2=0.337 |
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| Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Mon 2001-11-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
$10,000.00
2001-11-12 |
$11,344.43
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −5.58% | −5.44% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × |
−26.30%
on 2026-10-16 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−30.72%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VBTLX × | −5.44% |
−3.40% −1.71%/yr |
+4.75% +1.56%/yr |
−19.87% −4.33%/yr |
−18.23% −1.99%/yr |
| Year | VBTLX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.58% |
| 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 | +0.52% |
| 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% |
