Which returned more over the last year, SPTL or VGLT?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPTL returned −6.7% and VGLT −6.7%.

Which is cheaper, SPTL or VGLT?

Neither: SPTL and VGLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

SPTL vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees

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SPTL's duration was 14.1 years on Jun 30, 2026 and VGLT's 13.5 on May 31, 2026; both charge 0.03%.

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Net assets: $11.6bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF, and $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF.

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At a glance

−6.7%

SPTL total return, 1 year

−6.7%

VGLT total return, 1 year

0.03%

SPTL expense ratio

0.03%

VGLT expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.03% a year; both returned −6.7% over a year.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SPTL vs VGLT: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPTL	VGLT
Return
Measure	SPTL	VGLT
Total return, 1 year	−6.7%	−6.7%
Drawdown
Measure	SPTL	VGLT
Below its high	38.9%, high on Aug 4, 2020	38.8%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	SPTL	VGLT
What it tracks	Bloomberg Long U.S. Treasury Index	Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPTL	VGLT
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$10.7bn	$10.4bn
Holdings
Measure	SPTL	VGLT
Holdings in common	97%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026. Method

What they share

97%

By the books each fund has filed, SPTL and VGLT hold 97% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

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97% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPTL VGLT

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2055 2.21% 2.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2055 2.20% 2.21%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2056 2.19% 2.22%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2055 2.17% 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2054 2.16% 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2055 2.14% 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2053 2.11% 2.14%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2054 2.11% 2.13%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Feb 15, 2054 2.04% 2.04%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2054 2.04% 2.04%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Aug 15, 2053 1.80% 1.83%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due Nov 15, 2052 1.61% 1.64%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPTL

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2056 1.00%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2046 0.72%

Only in VGLT

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Side by side

SPTL State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Long-term Treasury

Total return, 1 year −6.7% −6.7%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.4% (AGG) −6.7% (SCHQ)

Gap to its benchmark −5.3 pts vs AGG 0.0 pts vs SCHQ

Expense ratio 0.03% 0.03%

Holdings 101 102

Net assets, SPTL as of Oct 27, 2026 and VGLT as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.6bn $10.4bn

SPTL and VGLT on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

SPTL

SPTL tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −1.4% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 38.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

VGLT

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. It sat 38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPTL or VGLT?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPTL returned −6.7% and VGLT −6.7%.
Which is cheaper, SPTL or VGLT?: Neither: SPTL and VGLT both charge 0.03% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

SPTL on its own →VGLT on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →SPTL dividend history →SPTL holdings →VGLT dividend history →VGLT holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

SPTL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPTL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

State Street website ↗

VGLT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VGLT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VGLT ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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