How far is VGLT below its high?

39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VGLT · Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund

VGLT tracks the Long-term Treasury and returned −5.4% over the past year.

Bond fund · Long-term Treasury · data as of Sep 11, 2026

−5.4%Total return, 1 year

not publishedExpense ratio

1703Holdings

−39.2%Below its high

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Period by period

VGLT over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	−4.1%	+3.3%	−7.4 pts	−3.3 pts
6 months	−3.9%	+16.0%	−19.9 pts	−24.6 pts
1 year	−5.4%	+17.5%	−22.9 pts	−28.4 pts
3 years	+0.7%	+77.9%	−77.2 pts	−94.4 pts
Since listing	+50.7%	+804.4%	−753.7 pts	−1623.2 pts

In plain words

VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

What it tracks	Long-term Treasury
Fund type	Bond fund
Expense ratio	not published
Price	$51.90
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026)	$10.6bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−39.2%
Holdings	1703
Top ten weight	4.8%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Apr 30, 2026

Questions people ask

How has VGLT performed?: Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, VGLT returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +0.7%.
How far is VGLT below its high?: 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Holdings for VGLT are read from the VANGUARD INTERMEDIATE-TERM INVESTMENT-GRADE FUND filing, which tracks the same index; VGLT files on a different schedule.

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