VTBSX
Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Institutional Select Shares
$9.30−0.06 (−0.64%)Close Nov 12, 2026
Mar 29, 2016 – Nov 12, 2026, Dividends reinvested
- Final balance
- $11,660
- CAGR
- +1.46%
- Max drawdown
- −18.61%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.32
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Growth of $10,000
Trailing returns (%)
VTBSX's average annual return was 1.57% over the last 10 years, through Nov 12, 2026. $10,000 in VTBSX on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $11,682 by Nov 12, 2026, with dividends reinvested.
Total
- 1M
- +1.02%
- 3M
- −1.15%
- 6M
- −1.36%
- YTD
- −1.48%
- 1Y
- −1.23%
Per year
- 3Y
- +4.40%
- 5Y
- −0.32%
- 10Y
- +1.57%
- Since 2016
- +1.46%
Annual returns
2016 from Mar 29 · 2026 through Nov 12
VTBSX returns by year
| Year | Return |
|---|---|
| 2026 through Nov 12 | −1.48% |
| 2025 | +7.19% |
| 2024 | +1.28% |
| 2023 | +5.76% |
| 2022 | −13.11% |
| 2021 | −1.62% |
| 2020 | +7.76% |
| 2019 | +8.78% |
| 2018 | +0.03% |
| 2017 | +3.62% |
| 2016 from Mar 29 | −0.75% |
Metrics
Since 2016| Volatility | 4.94% |
|---|---|
| Sortino ratio | 0.45 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.08 |
| Best year, 2019 | +8.78% |
| Worst year, 2022 | −13.11% |
| Positive years | 7 of 9 |
| Longest drawdown | 6.3 years |
Worst drawdowns
Since 2016| Decline | Peak | Bottom | Recovered | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −18.6% | Aug 2020 | Oct 2022 | Not yet | 6.3 years so far |
| −6.5% | Mar 2020 | Mar 2020 | Jun 2020 | 3 months |
| −4.7% | Jul 2016 | Dec 2016 | Aug 2017 | 1.1 years |
| −3.6% | Sep 2017 | May 2018 | Jan 2019 | 1.3 years |
| −2.2% | Sep 2019 | Sep 2019 | Jan 2020 | 5 months |