All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VGLT total return snapshot: VGLT returned −8.23% over the past year and −7.72% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 24, 2009, VGLT is up +38.98% in nominal total return, or +1.97%/yr, and is currently −41.46% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Wed Oct. 7, 2026
| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
+38.98%
+1.97%/yr |
+2.14%/yr
R2=0.295 |
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| Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares NASDAQ Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Wed 2026-10-07 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-24 |
$13,897.70
2026-10-07 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −7.72% | −8.23% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
−41.46%
on 2026-10-07 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−46.18%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-10-07 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −8.23% |
−8.78% −4.49%/yr |
+6.32% +2.06%/yr |
−31.17% −7.20%/yr |
−18.13% −1.98%/yr |
| Year | VGLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −7.72% |
| 2025 | +5.35% |
| 2024 | −6.27% |
| 2023 | +3.27% |
| 2022 | −29.35% |
| 2021 | −4.98% |
| 2020 | +17.57% |
| 2019 | +14.30% |
| 2018 | −1.53% |
| 2017 | +8.64% |
| 2016 | +1.21% |
| 2015 | −1.04% |
| 2014 | +25.19% |
| 2013 | −12.45% |
| 2012 | +3.30% |
| 2011 | +29.18% |
| 2010 | +9.00% |
| 2009 | −4.17% |
