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VGLT ETF — Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares (VGLT)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
VGLT's distribution is rated safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (80/100, high confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 4.79%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.205 with an ex-date of October 1, 2026, was 4.7% lower than the previous $0.215. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Vanguard page for VGLT, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
VGLT is a low-cost ETF that tracks the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index. its distribution rate is 4.79%, its trailing-12-month yield is 4.92%, its expense ratio is 0.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 80/100 (Safe). Total return is 43.6% over the past 16.9 years, 785.1 points behind SPY at 828.7%.
VGLT dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (4.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (4.92%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.205. The ex-dividend date is 10/01/2026. The payment date is 10/05/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.205 | -4.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-09-01 | $0.215 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-08-03 | $0.215 | 3.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.208 | -2.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-06-01 | $0.214 | 1.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-05-01 | $0.21 | -7.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.226 | 20.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-03-02 | $0.187 | -13.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2026-02-02 | $0.215 | N/A |
| 2025-12-18 | $0.214 | 4.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.204 | -4.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-11-03 | $0.213 | 2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-10-01 | $0.207 | -2.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.212 | 1.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-08-01 | $0.209 | 2.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-07-01 | $0.204 | -2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.21 | 4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-05-01 | $0.202 | -3.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-04-01 | $0.21 | 11.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-03-03 | $0.189 | -8.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2025-02-03 | $0.207 | N/A |
| 2024-12-24 | $0.208 | -4.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.218 | 2.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-11-01 | $0.212 | 7.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-10-01 | $0.197 | -3.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-09-03 | $0.204 | 1.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-08-01 | $0.201 | 2.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-07-01 | $0.197 | -3.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.203 | 5.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-05-01 | $0.193 | -3.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-04-01 | $0.2 | 13.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-03-01 | $0.176 | -6.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-02-01 | $0.188 | N/A |
| 2023-12-22 | $0.19 | 6.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-01 | $0.178 | -1.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-11-01 | $0.18 | 1.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-10-02 | $0.177 | -2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-09-01 | $0.181 | 8.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-08-01 | $0.167 | 1.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-07-03 | $0.165 | -2.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-06-01 | $0.169 | 4.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-05-01 | $0.162 | -3.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-04-03 | $0.167 | 10.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-03-01 | $0.151 | -6.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-02-01 | $0.161 | N/A |
| 2022-12-23 | $0.158 | 6.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-01 | $0.149 | -3.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-11-01 | $0.155 | 1.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-10-03 | $0.153 | 0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-09-01 | $0.152 | 0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-08-01 | $0.151 | 4.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-07-01 | $0.144 | -2.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-06-01 | $0.147 | 8.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-05-02 | $0.135 | -8.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-04-01 | $0.148 | 18.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-03-01 | $0.125 | -3.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-02-01 | $0.129 | N/A |
| 2021-12-23 | $0.137 | 2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-01 | $0.134 | -1.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-11-01 | $0.136 | 0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-10-01 | $0.135 | -4.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-09-01 | $0.142 | -0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-08-02 | $0.143 | 8.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-07-01 | $0.132 | -5.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-06-01 | $0.14 | 5.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-05-03 | $0.133 | -2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-04-01 | $0.136 | 10.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-03-01 | $0.123 | -8.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-02-01 | $0.135 | N/A |
| 2020-12-23 | $0.426 | 220.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-01 | $0.133 | -2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-11-02 | $0.136 | 0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-10-01 | $0.135 | -6.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-09-01 | $0.144 | -0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-08-03 | $0.145 | -0.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-07-01 | $0.146 | -5.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-06-01 | $0.155 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-05-01 | $0.155 | -10.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-04-01 | $0.174 | 19.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-03-02 | $0.146 | -11.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-02-03 | $0.165 | N/A |
| 2019-12-23 | $0.174 | 10.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-02 | $0.158 | -6.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-11-01 | $0.169 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-10-01 | $0.169 | -1.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-09-03 | $0.172 | -3.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-08-01 | $0.178 | 6.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-07-01 | $0.168 | -6.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-06-03 | $0.18 | 5.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-05-01 | $0.17 | -4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-04-01 | $0.177 | 8.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-03-01 | $0.163 | -6.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-02-01 | $0.174 | N/A |
| 2018-12-24 | $0.186 | 15.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-03 | $0.161 | -5.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-11-01 | $0.17 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-10-01 | $0.17 | -2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-09-04 | $0.175 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-08-01 | $0.175 | 1.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-07-02 | $0.172 | 2.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-06-01 | $0.168 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-05-01 | $0.168 | -4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-04-02 | $0.175 | 18.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-03-01 | $0.148 | -7.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-02-01 | $0.16 | -14.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-26 | $0.186 | 9.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-01 | $0.17 | 13.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-11-01 | $0.15 | -14.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-10-02 | $0.175 | 6.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-09-01 | $0.165 | -5.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-08-01 | $0.174 | 8.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-07-03 | $0.16 | -3.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-06-01 | $0.165 | -2.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-05-01 | $0.169 | 9.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-04-03 | $0.155 | -8.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-03-01 | $0.169 | 13.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-02-01 | $0.149 | N/A |
| 2016-12-22 | $0.189 | 17.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-01 | $0.161 | 0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-11-01 | $0.16 | -3.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-10-03 | $0.166 | 1.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-09-01 | $0.164 | -1.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-08-01 | $0.166 | -2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-07-01 | $0.171 | 6.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-06-01 | $0.161 | -7.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-05-02 | $0.174 | 7.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-04-01 | $0.162 | 0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-03-01 | $0.161 | 11.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-02-01 | $0.144 | N/A |
| 2015-12-23 | $0.201 | 16.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-01 | $0.173 | 3.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-11-02 | $0.167 | -5.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-10-01 | $0.177 | 7.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-09-01 | $0.165 | -3.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-08-03 | $0.171 | -4.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-07-01 | $0.179 | 6.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-06-01 | $0.168 | -5.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-05-01 | $0.178 | N/A |
| 2015-04-01 | $0.162 | N/A |
| 2015-03-25 | $0.314 | 82.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-03-02 | $0.172 | 3.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-02-02 | $0.166 | N/A |
| 2014-12-23 | $0.181 | 5.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-12-01 | $0.172 | -3.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-11-03 | $0.179 | 2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-10-01 | $0.174 | -2.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-09-02 | $0.178 | 0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-08-01 | $0.177 | -0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-07-01 | $0.178 | 2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-06-02 | $0.173 | -4.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-05-01 | $0.181 | 7.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-04-01 | $0.169 | -7.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-03-03 | $0.182 | -7.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2014-02-03 | $0.196 | 24.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-12-24 | $0.157 | -15.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-11-29 | $0.186 | 11.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-10-31 | $0.167 | 2.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-09-30 | $0.163 | -16.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-08-30 | $0.196 | 14.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-07-31 | $0.172 | -7.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-06-28 | $0.186 | 5.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-05-31 | $0.177 | -0.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-04-30 | $0.178 | 11.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-03-28 | $0.159 | -2.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-02-28 | $0.163 | 18.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2013-01-31 | $0.138 | -56.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-12-24 | $0.314 | 83.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-11-30 | $0.171 | 3.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-11-02 | $0.165 | -8.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-09-28 | $0.18 | 2.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-08-31 | $0.175 | -4.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-07-31 | $0.183 | 0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-06-29 | $0.182 | 3.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-05-31 | $0.176 | -6.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-04-30 | $0.188 | 3.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-03-30 | $0.182 | -3.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-02-29 | $0.188 | 9.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2012-01-31 | $0.171 | -10.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-12-23 | $0.191 | 3.2% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-11-30 | $0.185 | -3.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-10-31 | $0.191 | -0.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-09-30 | $0.192 | -4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-08-31 | $0.2 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-07-29 | $0.2 | 1.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-06-30 | $0.198 | 3.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-05-31 | $0.191 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-04-29 | $0.191 | -4.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-03-31 | $0.199 | 2.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-02-28 | $0.194 | 0.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2011-01-31 | $0.194 | -23.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-12-27 | $0.254 | 34.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-11-30 | $0.189 | -2.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-10-29 | $0.194 | 6.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-09-30 | $0.183 | 16.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-08-31 | $0.157 | 44.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-07-30 | $0.109 | -43.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-06-30 | $0.194 | -4.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-05-28 | $0.203 | 2.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-04-30 | $0.199 | -2.5% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-03-31 | $0.204 | 26.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-02-26 | $0.161 | -17.9% Unclassified cash |
| 2010-01-29 | $0.196 | -26.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2009-12-24 | $0.266 | — |
| 2009 total (partial launch year) | $0.266 | — |
| 2010 total | $2.243 | — |
| 2011 total | $2.326 | 3.7% |
| 2012 total | $2.275 | -2.2% |
| 2013 total | $2.042 | -10.2% |
| 2014 total | $2.14 | 4.8% |
| 2015 total | $2.393 | 11.8% |
| 2016 total | $1.979 | -17.3% |
| 2017 total | $1.987 | 0.4% |
| 2018 total | $2.028 | 2.1% |
| 2019 total | $2.052 | 1.2% |
| 2020 total | $2.06 | 0.4% |
| 2021 total | $1.626 | -21.1% |
| 2022 total | $1.746 | 7.4% |
| 2023 total | $2.048 | 17.3% |
| 2024 total | $2.397 | 17.0% |
| 2025 total | $2.481 | 3.5% |
| 2026 YTD total | $1.895 | 2.4% vs prior-year YTD |
VGLT dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +1.5%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +1.5% |
| 3Y | 28.7% |
| 5Y | 32.0% |
| 10Y | 25.7% |
VGLT holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
VGLT performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 43.6% over the past 16.9 years, 785.1 points behind SPY at 828.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -0.6% | — |
| 3M | -3.6% | — |
| 6M | -4.6% | — |
| YTD | -4.6% | — |
| 1Y | -7.2% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -3.10% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 2.70% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | -6.80% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | -1.50% |
| Since inception (16.9 years) | 43.6% | 2.20% |
VGLT key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 80 · Safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 3.83%
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Fixed Income
- Inception date
- 11/19/2009
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Distribution rate
- 4.79%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 4.92%
- Last close
- $51.39 (as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $10,586,526,335
- Average volume
- 5465780.0
- Dividend
- $0.205
- Ex-dividend date
- 10/01/2026
- Payment date
- 10/05/2026
- Beta
- 2.17
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (4.79%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (4.92%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; Index: Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
VGLT risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.
Who may consider VGLT — and who may not
VGLT may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score, moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
More on VGLT
Frequently asked questions
Does VGLT pay monthly?
Yes. VGLT currently pays monthly.
What index does VGLT track?
VGLT tracks the Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index.
What is VGLT's expense ratio?
VGLT's expense ratio is 0.03%.
What is VGLT's dividend yield?
VGLT's distribution rate is 4.79%, paid monthly, with a 0.03% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has VGLT's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +1.5%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does VGLT pay a dividend?
VGLT pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.205. The ex-dividend date is 10/01/2026. The payment date is 10/05/2026.
How has VGLT performed?
Total return is 43.6% over the past 16.9 years, 785.1 points behind SPY at 828.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -7.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.
Is VGLT a good investment?
VGLT's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 80 (Safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 4.79% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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