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VGIT · Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF

Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in VGIT with dividends reinvested grew to $12,001, 1.22% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -14.96%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
1.22%
Volatility (annualized)
4.17%
Worst drawdown
-14.96%
Sharpe ratio
-0.10

How VGIT held up in past market crashes

VGIT has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 12.7% in the 2022 bear market, when the S&P 500 fell 25.4%. Its price had not yet regained that high by the latest close (price only, not counting the dividends or interest it paid). No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of VGIT in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashVGIT deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-1.0%-20.2%Oct 2018 to Nov 2018Under a month
2020 COVID crash-2.3%-34.1%Mar 2020 to Mar 2020Under a month
2022 bear market-12.7%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Sep 2022Not yet

Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.

About VGIT

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of intermediate-term U.S. Treasury bonds. The fund uses a passively managed, index-sampling approach and focuses on fixed income securities issued by the U.S. Treasury with maturities generally between three and ten years.

Fund description from our market-data provider.

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This tool is for educational and informational purposes only and does not provide financial, investment, tax, legal, or accounting advice. Results are hypothetical and based on historical data and assumptions that may be inaccurate. Past performance does not guarantee future results. Consult a licensed professional before making investment decisions.