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VGIT · Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index Fund

VGIT tracks the Intermediate-Term Treasury and returned −1.2% over the past year.

Bond fund · Intermediate-Term Treasury · data as of

Key facts

−1.2%Total return, 1 year
0.03%Expense ratio
103Holdings
−3.7%Below its high

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Period by period

VGIT over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnS&P 500Gap to S&P 500Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months−1.5%+3.3%−4.8 pts−0.7 pts
6 months−1.9%+16.0%−17.9 pts−22.6 pts
1 year−1.2%+17.5%−18.7 pts−24.2 pts
3 years+11.1%+77.9%−66.8 pts−84.0 pts
Since listing+42.9%+804.4%−761.5 pts−1631.1 pts

In plain words

VGIT is a bond fund tracking the Intermediate-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. It sat 3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracksIntermediate-Term Treasury
Fund typeBond fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Dec 19, 2025)0.03%
Price$57.34
Listed sinceJan 4, 2010
Net assets (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026)$49.3bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)−3.7%
Holdings103
Top ten weight19.0%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)May 31, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VGIT performed?
Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VGIT returned −1.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +11.1%.
What does VGIT cost?
The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.
How far is VGIT below its high?
3.7% below its high of Aug 4, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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VGIT, core index fund, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, is not a fund issuer, broker-dealer or investment adviser, and makes no recommendations.

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