VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2009
Annual Cost
0.03%
#40 of 5,861 · low cost
Fund Size
$15.2B
#196 of 5,861 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.56%
Track Record
16 years
#708 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,331-6.7%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
Bloomberg US Long Treasury Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 21.8% of fund✓ well diversified
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.1%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.9%
Asset allocation
Bonds
100.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
8.5%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-46.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
-0.35Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.48Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Avg maturity
8.2 years
Credit ratings
US Government
100.0%
AA
99.9%
Other
0.1%
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to track the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index, investing primarily in U.S. Treasury bonds with maturities greater than 10 years. Uses sampling to approximate the full index in terms of key risk factors and characteristics.
- Inception date
- November 19, 2009
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-04