Showing posts with label VBMFX. Show all posts
Showing posts with label VBMFX. Show all posts
Saturday, July 5, 2025

Performance of some older Vanguard funds since inception, through June 30, 2025

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In chronological order:   Wellington Fund, VWELX, inception July 1, 1929: 8.35% Windsor Fund, VWNDX, inception October 23, 1958: 11.24% U. S...

Vanguard performance: Total bond and total stock market indices since inception

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 VBMFX, inception 12/11/1986: 5.03% through 6/30/25 VTSMX, inception 4/27/1992: 10.47% through 6/30/25 
Tuesday, January 3, 2023

Total bond market index for long term investors vs. S&P 500

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Return for VBMFX, Vanguard's Total Bond Market Index Fund, investor shares, closed to new investors, inception December 1986-December 20...
Wednesday, December 31, 2014

15-year total return from popular Vanguard index funds through 12/31/14 shows bonds beating stocks since 1999 except on the short end

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Per annum return per Morningstar tonight: Total international stock index, VGTSX = 2.96% Short term bond index, VBISX = 4.05% ...
Saturday, December 20, 2014

Vanguard bond index funds, 15 year performance per annum vs. stocks

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HMS Vanguard Per morningstar.com, annual performance 15 years to date for all popular bond index funds beats stocks hands down, except...
Tuesday, October 21, 2014

Since the last market peak in August 2000, real returns from stocks have averaged just 1.61% per year through August 2014

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politicalcalculations.blogspot.com The inflation-adjusted market peak was in August 2000 at S&P500 2044.67,...
Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Impact of a '94-style bond debacle on today's NAVs of popular Vanguard bond index funds

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In November and December 1994, the NAVs of some popular Vanguard bond index funds hit their lowest levels in memory during that year's b...
Wednesday, May 21, 2014

Current premiums you will have to pay to own popular Vanguard bond funds

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Trading above the 10.40 level since August 2009, almost 5 years, Vanguard's short term bond index fund VBISX is currently priced at 10.5...
Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Bonds Beat Both Stocks And Cash For The Last 15 Years 1999-2014

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The return from cash in the Vanguard Prime Money Market Fund has been 2.3% per year for the last 15 years, according to Morningstar. Note th...
Saturday, September 21, 2013

Bond Mutual Fund Prices Remain Expensive, Returns Negative: Cash Has Been King

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Bond mutual fund prices remain expensive by historical standards despite the recent carnage, while returns have been negative. For a safe ha...
Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Vanguard Total Bond Index NAV Down 5.77% In 11 Months

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Vanguard shows one year performance, May on May, at 0.75%.
Friday, June 21, 2013

The Broad Market Of Bonds Has Lost 4.88% Of NAV Since July 2012 High

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The Vanguard Total Bond Market Index net asset value has declined from a high of 11.25 in July 2012 to 10.70 yesterday after the close, a de...
Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Bond Market Broadly Down 4.4% Overall In Less Than A Year

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The recent carnage commencing just six weeks ago continued today, reaching tonight below this chart's lower bound.
Saturday, June 8, 2013

Still Think You Can Predict Bond Market Sell-Off? You're Already A Month Late.

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NAV of total bond market is already down almost 2% in a month. So says James B. Stewart here in The New York Times, who notes Bill Gross of...
Sunday, March 24, 2013

Your Real 5-yr. Rate Of Return In Stocks Has Been Poor, Actually

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The real rate of return in the S&P500 for the five years from February 2008 to February 2013 hasn't been all that good, actually. Ju...
Friday, February 8, 2013

In Bond Debacles Of 1994/1999, Net Asset Values Fell About 10%

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In the bond debacle of 1993-1994, the Vanguard Total Bond Market Index fund saw a decline in the net asset value of 11.6%, falling from 10.3...
Sunday, December 30, 2012

Compared To Cash Or Stocks, Bonds Were Best In Last 5 Years

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Not adjusted for inflation, the average annual return of the S&P500 Index has been about 0.84% over the last five years, October on Octo...