VGLT

VGLT Dividend Yield

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares · Long Government · Vanguard · ETF · monthly payer

$52.67

As of Nov 5, 2026, VGLT (Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 4.00%, paying $2.11 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $52.67 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $15.9B. Over the last 5 years it returned -6.7% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

4.00%

Paid a Year

$2.11

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$15.9B

5-Yr Return

-6.7%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about VGLT

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, VGLT yields 4.00% and pays about $2.11 a share a year, monthly.
VGLT paid $2.1080 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
VGLT's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VGLT is an ETF from Vanguard with $15.9B in assets, started Nov 19, 2009.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VGLT returned -6.7% a year with distributions reinvested (-10.1% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VGLT returned -1.2% a year with distributions reinvested (-4.2% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Nov 2009, VGLT's share price has fallen 14%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 45%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VGLT Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VGLT

What $10,000 in VGLT became

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From Nov 2009 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$14,461

Payouts taken as cash

$14,533

$5,888 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$92,852

Since Nov 2009, VGLT's share price has fallen 14%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 45%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

VGLT total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−4.2%	−8.5%	+12.0%
3 years	+4.4%	−0.1%	+23.3%
5 years	−6.7%	−10.1%	+12.0%
10 years	−1.2%	−4.2%	+15.3%
Since Nov 2009	+2.2%	−0.9%	+14.1%

VGLT distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.2150	+1.4%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.2150	+2.9%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.2080	+2.0%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.2140	+1.9%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.21	+4.0%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.2260	+7.6%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.1870	−1.1%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.2150	+3.9%
Dec 18, 2025	—	$0.2140	+2.9%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.2040	−6.4%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.2130	+0.5%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.2070	+5.1%

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VGLT questions

What is VGLT's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VGLT yields 4.00%. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.1080 a share in 10 payments, against a $52.67 share price.

How often does VGLT pay dividends?

VGLT pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VGLT pay?

At about $2.1080 a share a year, 100 shares of VGLT pay about $210.80 a year, $17.57 each month, before tax.

What is VGLT's expense ratio?

VGLT's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VGLT's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VGLT returned -6.7% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -10.1% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VGLT have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Long Government
Started: Nov 19, 2009
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $15.9B
Dividend yield: 4.00%
Paid in the last year: $2.1080 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.2150 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 2.16

Income Calculator

At $2.11 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$17.57

Annual$210.80

Monthly avg$17.57

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.