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VGLT · Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in VGLT with dividends reinvested grew to $10,522, 0.34% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -45.33%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How VGLT held up in past market crashes
VGLT has been through 3 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 30.0% 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.
| Crash | VGLT deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -4.5% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Nov 2018 | 1 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -14.2% | -34.1% | Mar 2020 to Mar 2020 | Not yet |
| 2022 bear market | -30.0% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | Not 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 VGLT
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF is a fixed-income exchange-traded fund that seeks to provide exposure to long-term U.S. Treasury securities. The fund is designed to track a market-weighted Treasury index made up of U.S. government bonds with maturities greater than 10 years, excluding inflation-protected securities.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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