Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETF (VGLT)
Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg Long U.S. Treasury Index. The VGLT ETF contains 61 constituents. It is focused on holdings in the region.
Price $58.77 as of 2022-10-20Cost/Risk/Yield
| Dividend yield | 2.88% |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% |
| Average spread | 0.017% |
| 1Y roundtrip cost | 0.067% |
Historic prices
Total Returns (including dividends)
Monthly returns heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | -3.7% | -1.7% | -4.8% | -9.2% | -2.0% | -1.4% | 2.6% | -4.5% | -7.9% | -6.4% | -38.9% | ||
| 2021 | -3.5% | -5.6% | -4.9% | 2.3% | -0.1% | 4.2% | 3.7% | -0.3% | -2.8% | 1.9% | 2.6% | -1.9% | -4.5% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | 6.6% | 6.4% | 1.0% | -1.7% | 0.3% | 4.2% | -4.8% | 0.8% | -3.3% | 1.5% | -1.2% | 17.1% |
| 2019 | 0.5% | -1.3% | 5.4% | -1.9% | 6.7% | 1.0% | 0.3% | 10.7% | -2.6% | -1.1% | -0.4% | -2.9% | 14.4% |
| 2018 | -3.2% | -3.0% | 2.9% | -2.0% | 1.9% | 0.6% | -1.4% | 1.3% | -2.8% | -2.8% | 1.8% | 5.6% | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 0.6% | 1.6% | -0.6% | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.7% | -0.6% | 3.3% | -2.2% | -0.1% | 0.7% | 1.7% | 8.4% |
| 2016 | 5.2% | 2.8% | 0.0% | -0.3% | 0.7% | 6.2% | 2.1% | -1.0% | -1.2% | -4.3% | -7.7% | -0.4% | 2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.7% | -5.5% | 1.4% | -2.9% | -2.3% | -3.6% | 4.0% | -0.6% | 1.9% | -0.4% | -1.1% | -0.2% | -0.5% |
| 2014 | 6.2% | 0.5% | 0.7% | 1.9% | 2.7% | -0.1% | 0.5% | 4.3% | -2.0% | 2.7% | 2.5% | 3.1% | 22.9% |
| 2013 | -2.8% | 1.2% | -0.1% | 3.9% | -6.1% | -3.4% | -1.8% | -0.7% | 0.3% | 1.0% | -2.4% | -2.0% | -12.9% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -2.0% | -4.3% | 4.7% | 7.9% | -1.5% | 3.1% | -0.9% | -1.9% | -0.4% | 1.2% | -2.2% | 3.9% |
| 2011 | -2.1% | 1.4% | -0.1% | 2.2% | 3.3% | -1.9% | 4.0% | 8.8% | 10.0% | -3.7% | 2.2% | 2.9% | 26.8% |
| 13.3% | -4.9% | 2.0% | 1.2% | 12.7% | 1.0% | 20.8% | 15.6% | -10.4% | -16.8% | 0.8% | 2.5% |
Historical Dividends
Monthly dividend heatmap
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 1.28 | |||
| 2021 | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 1.49 | |
| 2020 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 1.63 | |
| 2019 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 1.88 | |
| 2018 | 0.16 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 1.84 | |
| 2017 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 1.80 | |
| 2016 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 1.79 | |
| 2015 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 1.71 | ||
| 2014 | 0.20 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 1.96 | |
| 2013 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.17 | 0.20 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.16 | 2.04 |
| 2012 | 0.17 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.18 | 0.17 | 0.31 | 2.10 | |
| 2011 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.20 | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 2.33 |
| 0.50 | 1.96 | 1.93 | 2.01 | 2.01 | 2.02 | 2.00 | 2.05 | 1.99 | 1.81 | 1.64 | 1.92 |
Sectors and Top Holdings
| Security | % Assets |
|---|---|
| United States Treasury Bond 1.125% 15-AUG-2040 | 2.51% |
| Top 1 Weights | 2.51% |
Compare with similar ETFs
| VGLT | PLW | SPTL | TLH | TLT | ZROZ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Product name | Vanguard Long-Term Government Bond ETF | PowerShares 1-30 Laddered Treasury Portfolio ETF | SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF | iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Invesco | SPDR | iShares | iShares | PIMCO |
| Price | $58.77 | $27.78 | $27.68 | $103.17 | $94.88 | $79.09 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.05% |  0.25% | 0.06% | 0.15% | 0.15% | 0.15% |
| Average Spread | 0.017% | 0.180% | 0.036% | 0.087% | 0.011% | 0.164% |
| AUM | $1,757,190,000 | $311,581,000 | $3,023,700,000 | $1,076,140,000 | $9,876,360,000 | $206,317,000 |
| Shares | 29,899,435 | 11,216,031 | 109,237,776 | 10,430,765 | 104,093,144 | 2,608,638 |
| Average Daily Volume | 1,634,783 | 39,383 | 4,960,080 | 457,217 | 21,305,120 | 246,749 |
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| Inception Date | 2009-11-19 | 2007-10-11 | 2007-05-23 | 2007-01-05 | 2002-07-22 | 2009-10-30 |
| Index Tracked | Bloomberg Long U.S. Treasury Index | Ryan/NASDAQ 1-30 Year Treasury Laddered Index | Bloomberg Long U.S. Treasury Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 10-20 Year Bond Index | ICE U.S. Treasury 20+ Year Bond Index | ICE BofAML Long US Treasury Principal STRIPS Index |
| Category | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds | Government Bonds |
| Asset Class | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond | Bond |
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| Countries | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. | U.S. |
| Annual Dividend Rate | $1.691 | $0.478 | $0.762 | $2.71 | $2.455 | $2.43 |
| Annual Dividend Yield | 0.029% | 0.017% | 0.028% | 0.026% | 0.026% | 0.031% |
| Number of Holdings | 61 | 27 | 61 | 13 | 32 | 19 |
| YTD Return | -33.11% | -23.07% | -33.21% | -29.30% | -34.94% | -47.19% |
| Beta | 0.46 | 0.32 | 0.47 | 0.31 | 0.57 | 0.90 |
| Upside Beta | -0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.25 | -0.05 |
| Downside Beta | -0.11 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.04 | 0.23 | -0.21 |
| Volatility 1Y | 17.74% | 11.47% | 17.89% | 15.03% | 19.05% | 27.25% |
| Sharpe Ratio 3Y | -1.05 | -1.18 | -1.03 | -1.23 | -1.02 | -0.99 |
| Treynor Ratio 3Y | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.03 | -0.02 | -0.02 |