All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VGLT total return snapshot: VGLT returned −7.38% over the past year and −6.87% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 24, 2009, VGLT is up +40.25% in nominal total return, or +2.02%/yr, and is currently −40.92% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
+40.25%
+2.02%/yr |
+2.14%/yr
R2=0.294 |
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| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-24 |
$14,024.87
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −6.87% | −7.38% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
−40.92%
on 2026-10-09 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−46.18%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −7.38% |
−7.51% −3.83%/yr |
+5.02% +1.65%/yr |
−30.12% −6.92%/yr |
−17.38% −1.89%/yr |
| Year | VGLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −6.87% |
| 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% |