All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VUSTX total return snapshot: VUSTX returned −8.34% over the past year and −7.61% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 12, 1986, VUSTX is up +727.91% in nominal total return, or +5.44%/yr, and is currently −41.10% below its total-return high on Aug. 4, 2020.
Data ending Fri Oct. 2, 2026
| Wed 1986-11-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × |
+727.91%
+5.44%/yr |
+6.56%/yr
R2=0.930 |
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| Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares Mutual Fund | ||||||
| Wed 1986-11-12💬 to Fri 2026-10-02 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × |
$10,000.00
1986-11-12 |
$82,790.70
2026-10-02 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × | −7.61% | −8.34% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × |
−41.10%
on 2026-10-02 from 2020-08-04 peak |
−46.21%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-08-04 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-02 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VUSTX × | −8.34% |
−10.87% −5.59%/yr |
+4.41% +1.45%/yr |
−32.26% −7.49%/yr |
−19.96% −2.20%/yr |
| Year | VUSTX |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −7.61% |
| 2025 | +5.55% |
| 2024 | −6.40% |
| 2023 | +3.33% |
| 2022 | −29.58% |
| 2021 | −4.66% |
| 2020 | +18.19% |
| 2019 | +14.14% |
| 2018 | −1.90% |
| 2017 | +8.60% |
| 2016 | +1.21% |
| 2015 | −1.51% |
| 2014 | +25.27% |
| 2013 | −13.02% |
| 2012 | +3.21% |
| 2011 | +29.31% |
| 2010 | +8.97% |
| 2009 | −12.00% |
| 2008 | +22.59% |
| 2007 | +8.81% |
| 2006 | +1.77% |
| 2005 | +6.63% |
| 2004 | +7.17% |
| 2003 | +1.48% |
| 2002 | +17.26% |
| 2001 | +4.37% |
| 2000 | +19.77% |
| 1999 | −8.61% |
| 1998 | +13.15% |
| 1997 | +13.96% |
| 1996 | −1.02% |
| 1995 | +31.05% |
| 1994 | −7.08% |
| 1993 | +16.21% |
| 1992 | +7.48% |
| 1991 | +17.49% |
| 1990 | +5.87% |
| 1989 | +18.03% |
| 1988 | +9.26% |
| 1987 | −3.18% |
| 1986 | +2.90% |
