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 −3.55% over the past year and −5.99% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Nov. 24, 2009, VGLT is down −5.50% in real purchasing-power return, or −0.34%/yr, and is currently −52.37% below its real total-return high on Apr. 21, 2020.
Data ending Tue Sep. 1, 2026
| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
−5.50%
−0.34%/yr |
−0.38%/yr
R2=0.009 |
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| Tue 2009-11-24💬 to Tue 2026-09-01 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
$10,000.00
2009-11-24 |
$9,450.36
2026-09-01 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −5.99% | −3.55% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VGLT × |
−52.37%
on 2026-09-01 from 2020-04-21 peak |
−54.74%
on 2023-10-19 from 2020-04-21 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-09-01 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VGLT × | −3.55% |
−10.41% −5.35%/yr |
−7.08% −2.42%/yr |
−43.03% −10.64%/yr |
−40.30% −5.03%/yr |
| Year | VGLT |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | −5.99% |
| 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% |
