About this ETF
Designed to offer significant and steady current income, this ETF primarily invests in U.S. government bonds. Its holdings maintain an average dollar-weighted maturity spanning 10 to 25 years.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -0.30% | -2.00% | -6.73% | -4.19% | -3.50% | -3.33% | -10.03% | -4.51% | -0.70% |
| Total return | +0.11% | -0.83% | -4.57% | -1.60% | +0.96% | +0.86% | -6.77% | -1.68% | +2.30% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.03% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $3.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 26, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 102 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00%… | — | 2.22% | 3.37M | $323.8M |
| 2 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 2.20% | 3.48M | $320.9M |
| 3 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 2.20% | 3.47M | $320.7M |
| 4 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%… | — | 2.15% | 3.47M | $314.1M |
| 5 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%… | — | 2.14% | 3.45M | $312.3M |
| 6 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 2.13% | 3.36M | $310.8M |
| 7 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 2.12% | 3.36M | $309.6M |
| 8 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%… | — | 2.08% | 3.36M | $303.8M |
| 9 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.50%… | — | 2.04% | 3.36M | $297.6M |
| 10 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25%… | — | 2.03% | 3.49M | $296.3M |
| 11 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25%… | — | 2.00% | 3.44M | $292.4M |
| 12 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13%… | — | 1.83% | 3.20M | $266.5M |
| 13 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00%… | — | 1.62% | 2.90M | $236.2M |
| 14 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.75%… | — | 1.55% | 3.52M | $226.7M |
| 15 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63%… | — | 1.50% | 2.88M | $219.2M |
| 16 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 3.63%… | — | 1.50% | 2.88M | $218.8M |
| 17 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.00%… | — | 1.44% | 3.17M | $210.8M |
| 18 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.38%… | — | 1.44% | 3.55M | $210.7M |
| 19 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 5.00%… | — | 1.42% | 2.13M | $206.7M |
| 20 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.88%… | — | 1.39% | 2.13M | $202.8M |
| 21 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 1.39% | 2.14M | $202.5M |
| 22 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.88%… | — | 1.38% | 3.02M | $202.1M |
| 23 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.75%… | — | 1.38% | 2.14M | $201.3M |
| 24 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%… | — | 1.38% | 2.16M | $200.8M |
| 25 | United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63%… | — | 1.36% | 2.15M | $199.0M |
Click a ticker to see every ETF that owns it.
Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 4.72% | Paid (last 12 months) | $2.5223 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 03, 2026 | Last payment | $0.2145 (Aug 05, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +2.13% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +9.70% / +5.65% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 05, 2026 | $0.2145 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 06, 2026 | $0.2076 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 03, 2026 | $0.2141 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 05, 2026 | $0.2099 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 06, 2026 | $0.2258 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 04, 2026 | $0.1874 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 04, 2026 | $0.2145 |
| Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 22, 2025 | $0.2140 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | $0.2039 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 05, 2025 | $0.2126 |
| Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 | Oct 03, 2025 | $0.2065 |
| Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 | Sep 04, 2025 | $0.2115 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 8.61% / 12.29% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.275 / -0.169 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -7.36% / -13.39% | Sortino 1Y | -0.393 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.11 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.243 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 6.03% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 1.79M | Average volume | 2.01M |
| AUM | $14.80B | Premium/Discount | +0.04% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $14.80B → $14.80B |
| 1 Week | -$145.4M | -0.98% | $14.80B → $14.80B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for VGLT
No articles mention this fund directly in the last 7 days — showing general ETF coverage.
Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
VGLT