hi. i am trying to do some research. i want to get the annual return for vanguard's US bond fund, VBTLX, for 2013, 2014, 2015 and year to date 2016. So I am using CNN Money to obtain this information.
But when you look at the link below, it shows that the year to date return for vbtlx is 1.13%. However, at the bottom of the chart, they list return rates by year, and they say that the return rate for 2016 is 5.11%.
So my question is, which value is the better choice to use for return rate for 2016? And why would these two return rates that i identified be different?
VBTLX - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund Quote - CNNMoney.com
But when you look at the link below, it shows that the year to date return for vbtlx is 1.13%. However, at the bottom of the chart, they list return rates by year, and they say that the return rate for 2016 is 5.11%.
So my question is, which value is the better choice to use for return rate for 2016? And why would these two return rates that i identified be different?
VBTLX - Vanguard Total Bond Market Index Fund Admiral Shares Mutual Fund Quote - CNNMoney.com