# VGLT (Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF)

Vanguard · Bond ETFs · Long-term government · data as of Oct 28, 2026

VGLT paid $0.2052 a share, ex-date Oct 1, 2026, and 4.3% of its price in cash over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Delivered. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGLT returned −6.7% against −6.7% for SCHQ, which tracks the same Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. Fees aside, VGLT finished 0.04 points behind SCHQ. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/bonds/

VGLT tracks an index of Long-term Treasury and returned −6.7% over the past year.

## Key facts

- VGLT, total return, 1 year: −6.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VGLT, expense ratio: 0.03%, as of Jun 30, 2026.
- VGLT, holdings: 102, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- VGLT, below its high: −38.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VGLT, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 4.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VGLT, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Oct 1, 2026: $0.2052, as of Oct 1, 2026.
- VGLT, net assets: $10.4bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## VGLT over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (SCHQ) | Gap to SCHQ |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +3.2% | +3.3% | −0.1 pts |
| 3 months | −1.0% | −1.0% | 0.0 pts |
| 6 months | −2.9% | −2.8% | −0.1 pts |
| Year to date | −3.5% | −3.5% | 0.0 pts |
| 1 year | −6.7% | −6.7% | 0.0 pts |
| 3 years | +11.5% | +11.5% | 0.0 pts |
| 5 years | −30.1% | −30.0% | −0.1 pts |
| 10 years | −12.3% | not available | not available |
| Since launch | +45.2% | not available | not available |
| Since launch, annualised | +2.2% | – | – |

## VGLT key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $57.84 on Feb 27, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $49.68 on Oct 5, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $51.97, 28% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 1.00, against SCHQ (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 1.00 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 102
- Top ten weight: 20.8%

## VGLT trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $0.10, 0.01%, one way.
- $10,000: about $1.00, 0.01%, one way.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.04%; 95% of days within ±0.08%.
- Limit: midpoint + 1¢ to buy, midpoint − 1¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $52.34, that’s $52.35 to buy and $52.33 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vglt/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Bond fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Bonds · Long-term government | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Price | $51.97 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Nov 24, 2009 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $10.4bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index, measured by SCHQ, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 497, Jun 30, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| VGLT, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | −6.7% | ETFIQ |
| SCHQ, the same days | −6.7% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | 0.0 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −38.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 102 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 20.8% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |

## Money in and out, to May 31, 2026

Monthly data only. May 2026: +$327m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vglt.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has VGLT performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VGLT returned −6.7% with distributions reinvested, against −6.7% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Long Treasury Index. Over three years the number is +11.5%.

### What does VGLT cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

### How far is VGLT below its high?

38.8% below its high of Aug 4, 2020, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What dividend does VGLT pay?

VGLT pays monthly. The last distribution was $0.2052 a share, which went ex on Oct 1, 2026.


## Cite this page

ETFIQ, VGLT, bond fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vglt
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