VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX)

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Basic Info 9.48 0.01(0.11%)
January 22

VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES started on 08/03/1987
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES is classified as asset class Intermediate-Term Bond
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES expense ratio is 0.15%
VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES rating is
(100%)

VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) Dividend Info

VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) dividend growth in the last 12 months is 5.84%

The trailing 12-month yield of VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES is 2.91%. its dividend history:

Pay Date Cash Amount
Nov 29, 2024 $0.029
Oct 31, 2024 $0.029
Sep 30, 2024 $0.028
Aug 30, 2024 $0.029
Jul 31, 2024 $0.029
Jun 28, 2024 $0.028
May 31, 2024 $0.028
Apr 30, 2024 $0.027
Mar 28, 2024 $0.028
Feb 29, 2024 $0.026
Jan 31, 2024 $0.027
Dec 29, 2023 $0.027
Nov 30, 2023 $0.026
Oct 31, 2023 $0.026
Sep 29, 2023 $0.025
Aug 31, 2023 $0.025
Jul 31, 2023 $0.025
Jun 30, 2023 $0.024
May 31, 2023 $0.024
Apr 28, 2023 $0.023
Mar 31, 2023 $0.023
Feb 28, 2023 $0.021
Jan 31, 2023 $0.022
Dec 30, 2022 $0.022
Nov 30, 2022 $0.021
Oct 31, 2022 $0.021
Sep 30, 2022 $0.02
Aug 31, 2022 $0.02
Jul 29, 2022 $0.019
Jun 30, 2022 $0.019
May 31, 2022 $0.018
Apr 29, 2022 $0.018
Mar 31, 2022 $0.018
Feb 28, 2022 $0.016
Jan 31, 2022 $0.017
Dec 31, 2021 $0.017
Nov 30, 2021 $0.017
Oct 29, 2021 $0.017
Sep 30, 2021 $0.016
Aug 31, 2021 $0.017
Jul 30, 2021 $0.017
Jun 30, 2021 $0.017
May 28, 2021 $0.017
Apr 30, 2021 $0.016
Mar 31, 2021 $0.017
Feb 26, 2021 $0.016
Jan 29, 2021 $0.018
Dec 31, 2020 $0.019
Nov 30, 2020 $0.018
Oct 30, 2020 $0.019
Sep 30, 2020 $0.019
Aug 31, 2020 $0.02
Jul 31, 2020 $0.02
Jun 30, 2020 $0.021
May 29, 2020 $0.022
Apr 30, 2020 $0.022
Mar 31, 2020 $0.023
Feb 28, 2020 $0.022
Jan 31, 2020 $0.024
Dec 31, 2019 $0.0238
Nov 29, 2019 $0.023
Oct 31, 2019 $0.0237
Sep 30, 2019 $0.0232
Aug 30, 2019 $0.0241
Jul 31, 2019 $0.0247
Jun 28, 2019 $0.0249
May 31, 2019 $0.0251
Apr 30, 2019 $0.0247
Mar 29, 2019 $0.0254
Feb 28, 2019 $0.0235
Jan 31, 2019 $0.0252
Dec 31, 2018 $0.025
Nov 30, 2018 $0.0242
Oct 31, 2018 $0.0244
Sep 28, 2018 $0.023
Aug 31, 2018 $0.0237
Jul 31, 2018 $0.0236
Jun 29, 2018 $0.023
May 31, 2018 $0.0234
Apr 30, 2018 $0.0226
Mar 29, 2018 $0.0025
Feb 28, 2018 $0.0211
Jan 31, 2018 $0.0224
Dec 29, 2017 $0.022
Dec 22, 2017 $0.0049
Nov 30, 2017 $0.0215
Oct 31, 2017 $0.0221
Sep 29, 2017 $0.0215
Aug 31, 2017 $0.0221
Jul 31, 2017 $0.0218
Jun 30, 2017 $0.022
May 31, 2017 $0.022
Apr 28, 2017 $0.021
Mar 31, 2017 $0.022
Feb 28, 2017 $0.02
Jan 31, 2017 $0.021
Dec 30, 2016 $0.021
Dec 21, 2016 $0.0047
Nov 30, 2016 $0.02
Oct 31, 2016 $0.021
Sep 30, 2016 $0.021
Aug 31, 2016 $0.021
Jul 29, 2016 $0.021
Jun 30, 2016 $0.021
May 31, 2016 $0.022
Apr 29, 2016 $0.021
Mar 31, 2016 $0.022
Feb 29, 2016 $0.021
Jan 29, 2016 $0.022
Dec 31, 2015 $0.022
Dec 22, 2015 $0.007
Nov 30, 2015 $0.021
Oct 30, 2015 $0.021
Sep 30, 2015 $0.021
Aug 31, 2015 $0.022
Jul 31, 2015 $0.022
Jun 30, 2015 $0.021
May 29, 2015 $0.021
Apr 30, 2015 $0.02
Mar 31, 2015 $0.0033
Feb 27, 2015 $0.02
Jan 30, 2015 $0.021
Dec 31, 2014 $0.022
Dec 22, 2014 $0.028
Nov 28, 2014 $0.021
Oct 31, 2014 $0.021
Sep 30, 2014 $0.021
Aug 29, 2014 $0.022
Jul 31, 2014 $0.022
Jun 30, 2014 $0.022
May 30, 2014 $0.023
Apr 30, 2014 $0.023
Mar 31, 2014 $0.001
Feb 28, 2014 $0.021
Jan 31, 2014 $0.023
Dec 31, 2013 $0.023
Dec 23, 2013 $0.008
Nov 29, 2013 $0.023
Oct 31, 2013 $0.023
Sep 30, 2013 $0.022
Aug 30, 2013 $0.022
Jul 31, 2013 $0.021
Jun 28, 2013 $0.02
May 31, 2013 $0.021
Apr 30, 2013 $0.02
Mar 28, 2013 $0.018
Feb 28, 2013 $0.02
Jan 31, 2013 $0.021
Dec 31, 2012 $0.021
Dec 21, 2012 $0.056
Nov 30, 2012 $0.022
Oct 31, 2012 $0.023
Sep 28, 2012 $0.022
Aug 31, 2012 $0.023
Jul 31, 2012 $0.024
Jun 29, 2012 $0.024
May 31, 2012 $0.025
Apr 30, 2012 $0.025
Mar 30, 2012 $0.01
Feb 29, 2012 $0.025
Jan 31, 2012 $0.026
Dec 30, 2011 $0.027
Dec 22, 2011 $0.051
Nov 30, 2011 $0.027
Oct 31, 2011 $0.028
Sep 30, 2011 $0.028
Aug 31, 2011 $0.029
Jul 29, 2011 $0.028
Jun 30, 2011 $0.028
May 31, 2011 $0.029
Apr 29, 2011 $0.029
Mar 31, 2011 $0.03
Feb 28, 2011 $0.027
Jan 31, 2011 $0.029
Dec 31, 2010 $0.029
Dec 23, 2010 $0.047
Nov 30, 2010 $0.028
Oct 29, 2010 $0.029
Sep 30, 2010 $0.029
Aug 31, 2010 $0.03
Jul 30, 2010 $0.03
Jun 30, 2010 $0.03
May 28, 2010 $0.032
Apr 30, 2010 $0.017
Mar 31, 2010 $0.032
Feb 26, 2010 $0.031
Jan 29, 2010 $0.033
Dec 31, 2009 $0.033
Nov 30, 2009 $0.032
Oct 30, 2009 $0.033
Sep 30, 2009 $0.033
Aug 31, 2009 $0.034
Jul 31, 2009 $0.035
Jun 30, 2009 $0.035
May 29, 2009 $0.036
Apr 30, 2009 $0.036
Mar 31, 2009 $0.038
Feb 27, 2009 $0.037
Jan 30, 2009 $0.039
Dec 31, 2008 $0.039
Nov 28, 2008 $0.039
Oct 31, 2008 $0.04
Sep 30, 2008 $0.039
Aug 29, 2008 $0.04
Jul 31, 2008 $0.04
Jun 30, 2008 $0.039
May 30, 2008 $0.04
Apr 30, 2008 $0.039
Mar 31, 2008 $0.041
Feb 29, 2008 $0.04
Jan 31, 2008 $0.042
Dec 31, 2007 $0.042
Nov 30, 2007 $0.042
Oct 31, 2007 $0.043
Sep 28, 2007 $0.042
Aug 31, 2007 $0.042
Jul 31, 2007 $0.042
Jun 29, 2007 $0.042
May 31, 2007 $0.042
Apr 30, 2007 $0.041
Mar 30, 2007 $0.042
Feb 28, 2007 $0.04
Jan 31, 2007 $0.042
Dec 29, 2006 $0.042
Nov 30, 2006 $0.041
Oct 31, 2006 $0.042
Sep 29, 2006 $0.041
Aug 31, 2006 $0.041
Jul 31, 2006 $0.041
Jun 30, 2006 $0.04
May 31, 2006 $0.041
Apr 28, 2006 $0.04
Mar 31, 2006 $0.04
Feb 28, 2006 $0.038
Jan 31, 2006 $0.039
Dec 30, 2005 $0.039
Nov 30, 2005 $0.038
Oct 31, 2005 $0.038
Sep 30, 2005 $0.037
Aug 31, 2005 $0.038
Jul 29, 2005 $0.038
Jun 30, 2005 $0.037
May 31, 2005 $0.038
Apr 29, 2005 $0.037
Mar 31, 2005 $0.002
Feb 28, 2005 $0.036
Jan 31, 2005 $0.037
Dec 31, 2004 $0.006
Nov 30, 2004 $0.037
Oct 29, 2004 $0.037
Sep 30, 2004 $0.037
Aug 31, 2004 $0.037
Jul 30, 2004 $0.037
Jun 30, 2004 $0.036
May 28, 2004 $0.037
Apr 30, 2004 $0.037
Mar 31, 2004 $0.015
Feb 27, 2004 $0.037
Jan 30, 2004 $0.039
Dec 31, 2003 $0.041
Nov 28, 2003 $0.027
Oct 31, 2003 $0.04
Sep 30, 2003 $0.035
Aug 29, 2003 $0.022
Jul 31, 2003 $0.039
Jun 30, 2003 $0.046
May 30, 2003 $0.04
Apr 30, 2003 $0.04
Mar 31, 2003 $0.047
Feb 28, 2003 $0.043
Jan 31, 2003 $0.046
Dec 31, 2002 $0.041
Nov 29, 2002 $0.044
Oct 31, 2002 $0.047
Sep 30, 2002 $0.047
Aug 30, 2002 $0.048
Jul 31, 2002 $0.049
Jun 28, 2002 $0.049
May 31, 2002 $0.052
Apr 30, 2002 $0.05
Mar 28, 2002 $0.006
Feb 28, 2002 $0.047
Jan 31, 2002 $0.05
Dec 31, 2001 $0.051
Nov 30, 2001 $0.05
Oct 31, 2001 $0.052
Sep 28, 2001 $0.052
Aug 31, 2001 $0.053
Jul 31, 2001 $0.054
Jun 29, 2001 $0.053
May 31, 2001 $0.054
Apr 30, 2001 $0.053
Mar 30, 2001 $0.055
Feb 28, 2001 $0.052
Jan 31, 2001 $0.055
Dec 29, 2000 $0.056
Nov 30, 2000 $0.054
Oct 31, 2000 $0.055
Sep 29, 2000 $0.054
Aug 31, 2000 $0.055
Jul 31, 2000 $0.055
Jun 30, 2000 $0.053
May 31, 2000 $0.054
Apr 28, 2000 $0.053
Mar 31, 2000 $0.054
Feb 29, 2000 $0.052
Jan 31, 2000 $0.053
Dec 31, 1999 $0.054
Nov 30, 1999 $0.052
Oct 29, 1999 $0.052
Sep 30, 1999 $0.052
Aug 31, 1999 $0.052
Jul 30, 1999 $0.052
Jun 30, 1999 $0.051
May 28, 1999 $0.052
Apr 30, 1999 $0.05
Apr 01, 1999 $0.015
Mar 31, 1999 $0.052
Feb 26, 1999 $0.048
Jan 29, 1999 $0.051
Jan 04, 1999 $0.038
Dec 31, 1998 $0.052
Nov 30, 1998 $0.05
Oct 30, 1998 $0.052
Sep 30, 1998 $0.052
Aug 31, 1998 $0.053
Jul 31, 1998 $0.053
Jun 30, 1998 $0.052
May 29, 1998 $0.053
Apr 30, 1998 $0.052
Mar 31, 1998 $0.053
Feb 27, 1998 $0.05
Jan 30, 1998 $0.053
Dec 31, 1997 $0.054
Nov 28, 1997 $0.053
Oct 31, 1997 $0.054
Sep 30, 1997 $0.053
Aug 29, 1997 $0.054
Jul 31, 1997 $0.055
Jun 30, 1997 $0.053
May 30, 1997 $0.055
Apr 30, 1997 $0.053
Mar 31, 1997 $0.055
Feb 28, 1997 $0.051
Jan 31, 1997 $0.054
Dec 31, 1996 $0.055
Nov 29, 1996 $0.053
Oct 31, 1996 $0.054
Sep 30, 1996 $0.053
Aug 30, 1996 $0.054
Jul 31, 1996 $0.054
Jun 28, 1996 $0.053
May 31, 1996 $0.053
Apr 30, 1996 $0.052
Mar 29, 1996 $0.054
Feb 29, 1996 $0.051
Jan 31, 1996 $0.054
Dec 29, 1995 $0.055
Nov 30, 1995 $0.053
Oct 31, 1995 $0.055
Sep 29, 1995 $0.053
Aug 31, 1995 $0.055
Jul 31, 1995 $0.055
Jun 30, 1995 $0.055
May 31, 1995 $0.056
Apr 28, 1995 $0.054
Mar 31, 1995 $0.054
Feb 28, 1995 $0.052
Jan 31, 1995 $0.054
Dec 30, 1994 $0.054
Nov 30, 1994 $0.053
Oct 31, 1994 $0.054
Sep 30, 1994 $0.053
Aug 31, 1994 $0.054
Jul 29, 1994 $0.053
Jun 30, 1994 $0.053
May 31, 1994 $0.051
Apr 29, 1994 $0.05
Mar 31, 1994 $0.05
Feb 28, 1994 $0.049
Jan 31, 1994 $0.05
Dec 31, 1993 $0.05
Nov 30, 1993 $0.05
Oct 29, 1993 $0.052
Sep 30, 1993 $0.051
Aug 31, 1993 $0.053
Jul 30, 1993 $0.052
Jun 30, 1993 $0.052
May 28, 1993 $0.054
Apr 30, 1993 $0.055
Mar 31, 1993 $0.057
Feb 26, 1993 $0.058
Jan 29, 1993 $0.056
Dec 31, 1992 $0.055
Nov 30, 1992 $0.056
Oct 30, 1992 $0.057
Sep 30, 1992 $0.057
Aug 31, 1992 $0.058
Jul 31, 1992 $0.059
Jun 30, 1992 $0.059
May 29, 1992 $0.059
Apr 30, 1992 $0.059
Mar 31, 1992 $0.061
Feb 28, 1992 $0.062
Jan 31, 1992 $0.062
Dec 31, 1991 $0.063
Nov 29, 1991 $0.063
Oct 31, 1991 $0.063
Sep 30, 1991 $0.064
Aug 30, 1991 $0.064
Jul 31, 1991 $0.064
Jun 28, 1991 $0.064
May 31, 1991 $0.064
Apr 30, 1991 $0.064
Mar 28, 1991 $0.065
Feb 28, 1991 $0.064
Jan 31, 1991 $0.065
Dec 31, 1990 $0.066
Nov 30, 1990 $0.065
Oct 31, 1990 $0.066
Sep 28, 1990 $0.066
Aug 31, 1990 $0.067
Jul 31, 1990 $0.067
Jun 29, 1990 $0.067
May 31, 1990 $0.067
Apr 30, 1990 $0.067
Mar 30, 1990 $0.067
Feb 28, 1990 $0.03
Feb 15, 1990 $0.069
Jan 15, 1990 $0.032
Dec 29, 1989 $0.035
Dec 15, 1989 $0.065
Nov 15, 1989 $0.071
Oct 13, 1989 $0.059
Sep 15, 1989 $0.065
Aug 15, 1989 $0.067
Jul 14, 1989 $0.065
Jun 15, 1989 $0.069
May 15, 1989 $0.069
Apr 14, 1989 $0.066
Mar 15, 1989 $0.063
Feb 15, 1989 $0.074
Jan 13, 1989 $0.029
Dec 30, 1988 $0.035
Dec 15, 1988 $0.066
Nov 15, 1988 $0.071
Oct 14, 1988 $0.064
Sep 15, 1988 $0.068
Aug 15, 1988 $0.066
Jul 15, 1988 $0.066
Jun 15, 1988 $0.073
May 13, 1988 $0.062
Apr 15, 1988 $0.069
Mar 15, 1988 $0.072
Feb 12, 1988 $0.062
Jan 15, 1988 $0.034
Dec 31, 1987 $0.037
Dec 15, 1987 $0.071
Nov 13, 1987 $0.064
Oct 15, 1987 $0.069
Sep 15, 1987 $0.074
Aug 14, 1987 $0.069

Dividend Growth History for VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX)

Year
Payout Amount
Year Start Yield
Annual Payout Growth (YoY)
CAGR to 2024
2024 $0.308 3.19% 5.84% -
2023 $0.291 3.06% 27.07% 5.84%
2022 $0.229 2.06% 13.37% 15.97%
2021 $0.202 1.74% -18.88% 15.10%
2020 $0.249 2.25% -14.52% 5.46%
2019 $0.2913 2.78% 12.51% 1.12%
2018 $0.2589 2.42% -1.89% 2.94%
2017 $0.2639 2.48% 2.01% 2.23%
2016 $0.2587 2.43% 6.77% 2.20%
2015 $0.2423 2.22% -10.26% 2.70%
2014 $0.27 2.55% 3.05% 1.33%
2013 $0.262 2.37% -19.63% 1.48%
2012 $0.326 2.97% -16.41% -0.47%
2011 $0.39 3.69% -1.76% -1.80%
2010 $0.397 3.83% -5.70% -1.80%
2009 $0.421 4.16% -11.92% -2.06%
2008 $0.478 4.68% -4.78% -2.71%
2007 $0.502 5.01% 3.29% -2.83%
2006 $0.486 4.83% 17.11% -2.50%
2005 $0.415 4.04% 5.87% -1.56%
2004 $0.392 3.82% -15.88% -1.20%
2003 $0.466 4.52% -12.08% -1.95%
2002 $0.53 5.25% -16.40% -2.44%
2001 $0.634 6.31% -2.16% -3.09%
2000 $0.648 6.81% -3.43% -3.05%
1999 $0.671 6.53% 7.36% -3.07%
1998 $0.625 6.19% -2.95% -2.69%
1997 $0.644 6.54% 0.63% -2.69%
1996 $0.64 6.31% -1.69% -2.58%
1995 $0.651 7.10% 4.33% -2.55%
1994 $0.624 6.22% -2.50% -2.33%
1993 $0.64 6.48% -9.09% -2.33%
1992 $0.704 7.05% -8.21% -2.55%
1991 $0.767 8.15% -3.64% -2.73%
1990 $0.796 8.43% -0.13% -2.75%
1989 $0.797 8.81% -1.36% -2.68%
1988 $0.808 8.78% 110.42% -2.64%
1987 $0.384 4.14% - -0.59%

Dividend Growth Chart for VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX)

VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) Dividend Calculator

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Total Dividend Accrued
$ 1,460.00
Annualized Dividend Yield
10.68 %

VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) Historical Returns And Risk Info

From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the compound annualized total return (dividend reinvested) of VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 4.952%. Its cumulative total return (dividend reinvested) is 522.443%.

From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the Maximum Drawdown of VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 19.2%.

From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the Sharpe Ratio of VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 0.63.

From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the Annualized Standard Deviation of VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 4.5%.

From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the Beta of VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 0.83.

Last 1 Week* YTD*(2025) 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr 15 Yr 20 Yr Since
08/03/1987
2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990 1989 1988 1987
Annualized Return(%) 1.3 0.1 2.5 -2.0 -0.6 1.0 2.0 2.8 5.0 0.8 5.6 -13.3 -2.0 7.4 8.6 -0.3 3.5 2.5 0.1 5.5 -2.4 3.8 7.6 6.3 6.0 5.1 7.0 4.3 2.0 3.5 3.9 7.8 8.4 11.4 -0.3 8.2 9.5 3.6 18.3 -2.6 8.4 6.2 15.0 8.7 13.7 7.4 3.4
Sharpe Ratio NA -0.88 -0.82 -0.89 -0.52 -0.13 NA NA 0.63 -1.06 0.19 -1.92 -0.52 1.46 2.03 -0.58 0.96 0.64 0.02 1.97 -0.73 1.36 1.76 1.54 1.27 0.66 1.0 0.31 -0.04 0.61 0.7 1.59 1.22 1.77 -0.82 1.17 1.47 0.02 3.2 -1.07 1.86 0.95 2.85 0.76 1.65 0.59 0.56
Draw Down(%) NA 1.3 5.1 15.6 19.2 19.2 NA NA 19.2 4.2 7.2 17.1 4.0 6.5 2.2 3.4 1.5 4.7 3.4 1.3 5.0 1.4 1.7 3.4 2.2 5.4 2.5 2.2 2.7 4.9 4.7 2.5 3.4 3.0 3.8 2.6 2.3 4.1 2.1 6.6 2.1 2.6 1.3 3.2 2.5 2.8 5.3
Standard Deviation(%) NA 5.9 5.4 6.9 6.1 4.9 NA NA 4.5 5.5 7.4 7.7 3.8 4.9 3.5 2.9 3.0 3.6 4.0 2.8 3.4 2.8 4.3 4.0 4.6 6.3 4.0 3.4 3.2 4.2 4.6 4.2 5.0 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.0 5.0 4.5 5.2 3.4 4.0 3.9 4.5 4.8 4.7 7.7
Treynor Ratio NA -0.06 -0.05 -0.07 -0.04 -0.01 NA NA 0.03 -0.06 0.01 -0.17 -0.02 0.09 0.07 -0.02 0.03 0.03 0.0 0.06 -0.03 0.05 0.09 0.08 0.09 0.06 0.05 0.01 0.0 0.03 0.04 0.09 0.08 0.09 -0.04 0.07 0.07 0.0 0.17 -0.06 0.14 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Alpha NA 0.01 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 0.0 NA NA 0.0 -0.01 -0.01 -0.01 0.0 0.0 -0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.01 0.0 -0.01 -0.01 0.01 -0.01 -0.02 0.04 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 -0.01 0.0 0.0 0.01 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.03 NA NA NA NA NA NA
Beta NA 0.88 0.96 0.91 0.89 0.9 NA NA 0.83 0.97 0.93 0.88 0.94 0.76 1.0 0.97 0.99 0.86 0.91 0.86 0.86 0.81 0.83 0.75 0.63 0.7 0.82 0.89 0.82 0.86 0.86 0.76 0.79 0.82 0.83 0.74 0.89 0.81 0.84 0.93 0.44 NA NA NA NA NA NA
RSquare NA 0.98 0.93 0.94 0.89 0.88 NA NA 0.72 0.93 0.93 0.94 0.88 0.63 0.86 0.8 0.88 0.78 0.93 0.85 0.91 0.81 0.9 0.92 0.9 0.76 0.91 0.92 0.9 0.93 0.94 0.91 0.93 0.9 0.92 0.9 0.92 0.95 0.94 0.93 0.02 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Yield(%) N/A 0.0 3.2 2.5 2.3 2.4 2.7 3.2 N/A 3.2 3.1 2.1 1.7 2.2 2.8 2.4 2.5 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.4 3.0 3.7 3.8 4.2 4.7 5.0 4.8 4.0 3.8 4.5 5.2 6.3 6.8 6.5 6.2 6.5 6.3 7.1 6.2 6.5 7.0 8.2 8.4 8.8 8.8 4.1
Dividend Growth(%) N/A -100.0 5.8 11.6 -2.7 -34.3 -48.3 N/A N/A 5.8 27.1 13.4 -18.9 -14.5 12.5 -1.9 2.0 6.8 -10.3 3.1 -19.6 -16.4 -1.8 -5.7 -11.9 -4.8 3.3 17.1 5.9 -15.9 -12.1 -16.4 -2.2 -3.4 7.4 -3.0 0.6 -1.7 4.3 -2.5 -9.1 -8.2 -3.6 -0.1 -1.4 110.4 N/A

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VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) Rolling Returns Charts

A rolling return for a period such as 5-year, as of a specific date, represents the investment’s performance over the preceding five years leading up to that date. In the 5-year rolling chart, the value on any given date corresponds to the annualized return for the preceding 5 years up to that very date. Thus, for instance, the chart value on 8/28/2015 reflects the annualized return from 8/28/2010 to 8/28/2015. A 5-year rolling return chart for an investment (stock, fund or portfolio) depicts the return sequence of 5-year trailing returns for the dates in the chart.

These rolling returns contrast with the most recent 3, 5, 10, and 15-year returns, as they solely depict the returns for those respective periods leading up to the most recent date, without encompassing every date in the historical record.

Rolling return charts offer a more precise insight into a portfolio’s risk and return stability (including funds or individual stocks). This is particularly true when focusing on the minimal return points within a rolling return chart as a measure of a fund or a portfolio's risk. A well-known observation, often attributed to ‘Murphy’s law’, is that it tends to perform poorly when investors decide to follow an investment due to its recent strong returns. Sound familiar? Information regarding minimum rolling returns could help mitigate this predicament. Investors can opt for an investment showcasing high minimum rolling returns within their preferred holding durations. In fact, merely possessing knowledge of such minimum rolling period returns can anchor investors’ expectations.

For instance, let’s consider an investor who follows a model portfolio (or even simply purchases and holds a fund like VFINX or SPY) for 10 years. Armed with knowledge of this portfolio’s minimum 10-year rolling return since its inception date or the fund’s inception (in the case of VFINX, recognizing that the minimum 10-year rolling return since 1987 could be as low as -2.24%), the investor should reasonably anticipate the potential for the portfolio to incur losses over the forthcoming 10 years.

Minimum rolling return for a period such as 10-year offers a different and often better historical risk and return metric than other popular risk and return metrics such as Sharpe ratio, standard deviation (volatility) or maximum drawdown.

See Portfolio Calculator and Rolling Returns for more detailed description.

From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the worst annualized return of 3-year rolling returns for VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is -5.74%.
From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the worst annualized return of 5-year rolling returns for VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is -0.78%.
From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the worst annualized return of 10-year rolling returns for VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 0.47%.
From 08/03/1987 to 01/22/2025, the worst annualized return of 20-year rolling returns for VANGUARD TOTAL BOND MARKET INDEX FUND INVESTOR SHARES (VBMFX) is 2.56%.

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