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Vanguard Total Treasury ETF

VTGNYSE ArcaVanguardA

$73.48+0.06 (+0.09%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:59 PM ET

A75/ 100

Rank 3 of 16 in US Treasury & Government

A75/100Rank 3 of 16inUS Treasury & Government
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 73.42 to 73.48. Range 73.44 to 73.63. Use the arrow keys to read each point.73.4573.5573.6010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.03%
Fund size · all share classes
$228M
1Y total return
−0.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.76%
Holdings
289
Avg volume · 30D
48.1K sh
52W range
low $71.81high $77.84
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VTG Grade

A

Score 75 out of 100

Category
US Treasury & Government⁠
Rank
3 of 16
Six-pillar profile for VTG. Scores out of 100: Cost 97, Risk 40, Mission 96, Tradability 39, Holdings 77, Durability 54. Strongest: Cost (97). Weakest: Tradability (39). Leans toward Cost and Mission.

Score 75 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 16

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A96 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 11

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C40 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 16

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    D39 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 16

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A77 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 16

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 16

Our read on VTG

ETF.net Research

In short

AOne ticker for the whole Treasury curve. Vanguard's 2025 answer to the do-it-yourself stack of short, intermediate and long Treasury funds: a single index fund covering the market at three basis points.

Stated mandate

The fund aims to track the performance of an index representing the broad U.S. Treasury bond market.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.03% a year, about a quarter of the typical fee in its Treasury peer group, and it lands in the top tier of that cohort on build quality.
  • Does the job of a three-fund short/intermediate/long stack in one holding, tracking the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Total Return Unhedged USD Index across maturities.vanguard.com
  • Plain Treasuries only: no credit sleeve, no currency hedge, no active tilts, with income paid out monthly.

Worth knowing

  • Whole-curve exposure means long maturities are in the mix, so the share price moves with interest rates more than a short-term Treasury fund would.vanguard.com
  • A July 2025 launch, so it is still a small fund that trades lightly next to decade-old Treasury ETFs. Wider bid-ask spreads are the trade-off.
  • The index begins at one year to maturity, so T-bills and cash-like exposure sit outside it. Vanguard parks that end of the curve in separate funds such as VGUS.stockanalysis.com

VTG Holdings

Holdings pillarA77 out of 100Rank 2 of 16 in US Treasury & Government
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
289
Top-10 weight
9%
Largest holding
United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 02/15/20350.9%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 20.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 02/15/20350.90%21,090$2.02M14
2No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 11/15/20340.89%21,380$2M15
3No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38% 05/15/20340.88%20,980$1.99M14
4No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 02/15/20340.87%21,160$1.96M13
5No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 08/15/20350.86%21,010$1.95M13
6No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.25% 05/15/20350.86%20,850$1.94M12
7No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% 08/15/20340.85%21,090$1.93M15
8No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 02/28/20300.84%19,560$1.89M14
9No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.50% 11/15/20330.82%19,410$1.86M13
10No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.38% 05/15/20360.82%19,820$1.85M21
11No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.50% 01/31/20280.79%18,170$1.79M16
12No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.13% 02/15/20360.79%19,430$1.78M16
13No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 4.00% 11/15/20350.78%19,360$1.76M14
14No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 3.88% 08/15/20330.77%18,830$1.74M9
15No dataUnited States Treasury Note/Bond 1.38% 11/15/20310.74%20,070$1.67M13

Showing 1–15 of 289 holdings

VTG Performance

Launched Jul 7, 2025

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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VTG$9,972
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VTG $9,972. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VTG. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVTG
Year to date−0.4%
1 month+2.3%
3 months+0.3%
1 year−0.3%
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VTG
YearReturn barVTG
2026 YTD−0.4%
2025+2.9%

History from Jul 10, 2025

VTG in the news

VTG Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
3.76%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$2.77Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.25 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2025–2026

One bar per payment. 15 payments from 2025 to 2026 YTD. Aug 1, 2025 $0.19; Sep 2, 2025 $0.19; Oct 1, 2025 $0.23; Nov 3, 2025 $0.18; Dec 1, 2025 $0.22; Dec 18, 2025 $0.24; Feb 2, 2026 $0.24; Mar 2, 2026 $0.23; Apr 1, 2026 $0.24; May 1, 2026 $0.23; Jun 1, 2026 $0.21; Jul 1, 2026 $0.24; Aug 3, 2026 $0.24; Sep 1, 2026 $0.25; Oct 1, 2026 $0.25. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Nov 2, 2026Pays Nov 4, 2026$0.26
Oct 1, 2026Oct 5, 2026$0.25
Sep 1, 2026Sep 3, 2026$0.25
Aug 3, 2026Aug 5, 2026$0.24
Jul 1, 2026Jul 6, 2026$0.24
Jun 1, 2026Jun 3, 2026$0.21
May 1, 2026May 5, 2026$0.23
Apr 1, 2026Apr 6, 2026$0.24
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.23
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.24
Dec 18, 2025Dec 22, 2025$0.24
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.22

See all 16 payments⁠

$10,000 in VTG 1 year ago paid $362 in dividends.⁠

VTG Risk

Risk pillarC40 out of 100Rank 11 of 16 in US Treasury & Government
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
4.2%
Annualised · 15 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
−0.46
vs 3-month T-bills · 15 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−4.5%
15 months · trough Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VTG Cost

Tied cheapest in US Treasury & Government

$638

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VTG 0.03%

    $638

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VTG 0.03%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800051015202530VTG $638

Year by year

YearVTG
10$55
20$216
30$638

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