All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VGLT total return snapshot: VGLT returned −0.45% over the past year and −2.92% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 24, 2009, VGLT is up +46.21% in nominal total return, or +2.30%/yr, and is currently −38.41% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Wed Aug. 12, 2026
| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
+46.21%
+2.30%/yr |
+2.23%/yr
R2=0.311 |
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| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-24 |
$14,621.04
2026-08-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −2.92% | −0.45% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
−38.41%
on 2026-08-12 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−46.18%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −0.45% |
−4.84% −2.45%/yr |
+0.97% +0.32%/yr |
−29.06% −6.64%/yr |
−17.06% −1.85%/yr |
| Year | VGLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −2.92% |
| 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% |
