All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

VGLT: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

VGLT total return snapshot: VGLT returned −0.29% over the past year and −2.85% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 24, 2009, VGLT is up +46.30% in nominal total return, or +2.29%/yr, and is currently −38.37% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.

Data ending Tue Sep. 1, 2026

Growth of $10,000

Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 Overall
Return
Exponential
Trendline
VGLT
×
+46.30%
+2.29%/yr
+2.19%/yr
R2=0.304
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Growth of $10,000 Summary

Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 Start
Value
End
Value
VGLT
×
$10,000.00
2009-11-24
$14,630.07
2026-09-01

This Year’s Performance

through 2026-09-01

  YTD YoY
VGLT
×
−2.85% −0.29%

Drawdowns

  Current
Drawdown
Worst
Drawdown
VGLT
×
−38.37%
on 2026-09-01
from 2020-08-04 peak
−46.18%
on 2023-10-19
from 2020-08-04 peak

Rolling Returns

Period ending Tue 2026-09-01 1 yr 2 yr 3 yr 5 yr 10 yr
VGLT
×
−0.29% −4.70%
−2.38%/yr
+1.33%
+0.44%/yr
−30.27%
−6.96%/yr
−17.01%
−1.85%/yr

Annual Returns

Year VGLT
2026 (YTD) −2.85%
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%