All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
VGLT real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, VGLT returned −3.68% over the past year and −5.88% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 24, 2009, VGLT is down −5.39% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.33%/yr, and is currently −52.32% below its real total-return high on Apr. 21, 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 × |
−5.39%
−0.33%/yr |
−0.33%/yr
R2=0.007 |
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| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Wed 2026-08-12 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-24 |
$9,461.02
2026-08-12 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −5.88% | −3.68% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
−52.32%
on 2026-08-12 from 2020-04-21 peak |
−54.74%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-04-21 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-12 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −3.68% |
−10.43% −5.36%/yr |
−7.52% −2.57%/yr |
−42.02% −10.33%/yr |
−40.27% −5.02%/yr |
| Year | VGLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.88% |
| 2025 | +2.61% |
| 2024 | −8.90% |
| 2023 | −0.07% |
| 2022 | −33.64% |
| 2021 | −11.23% |
| 2020 | +15.99% |
| 2019 | +11.75% |
| 2018 | −3.37% |
| 2017 | +6.39% |
| 2016 | −0.84% |
| 2015 | −1.76% |
| 2014 | +24.25% |
| 2013 | −13.75% |
| 2012 | +1.54% |
| 2011 | +25.45% |
| 2010 | +7.39% |
| 2009 | −4.01% |
