VGLTVanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
By Vanguard · Launched 2009
Annual Cost
0.03%
#190 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$14.8B
#192 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
4.58%
Track Record
16 years
#722 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,013+0.1%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
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 = 22.1% of fund✓ well diversified
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.4%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.4%
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
2.3%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.2%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
2.0%
United States Treasury Note/Bond
1.7%
Asset allocation
Bonds
99.9%
Cash
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
8.6%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-46.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
-0.26Below average
Sortino (3Y)
-0.35Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Avg maturity
8.1 years
Credit ratings
US Government
99.9%
AAA
100.0%
Other
0.1%
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the performance of a market-weighted Treasury index with a long-term dollar-weighted average maturity.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in bonds issued by the U.S. Treasury with maturities greater than 10 years, tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. Uses sampling to approximate the full index in terms of key risk factors and maintains a dollar-weighted average maturity consistent with the index.
- Inception date
- November 19, 2009
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-06-19