Vanguard Total Treasury ETF
$72.38−0.01 (−0.01%)
- 0.03%
- $206M
- −2.1%
- 3.83%
- 0M sh
- $72.27
- low $71.81high $77.84
The ETF.net VTG Grade
A
Score 75 out of 100
- 3 of 16
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 100Rank 1 of 16Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.A96 out of 100Rank 2 of 11Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C40 out of 100Rank 11 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C41 out of 100Rank 10 of 16Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.A82 out of 100Rank 1 of 16Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C54 out of 100Rank 7 of 16
Our read on VTG
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.
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.corporate.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.workplace.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
- Bonds
- 289
- 9%
- United States Treasury Note/Bond 4.63% 02/15/2035
VTG Performance
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VTG$9,792
Returns run to the Oct 12, 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.
| Period | VTG |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −2.2% |
| 1 month | −0.8% |
| 3 months | −2.1% |
| 1 year | −2.1% |
| 3 years | — |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | VTG |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −2.2% | |
| 2025 | +2.9% |
VTG in the news
VTG Dividends
- 3.83%
- $2.77
- $0.25 per share
- Monthly
Distribution history
VTG Risk
- 3.8%
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.
- −0.99
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.
- −4.5%
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.
- 0.06
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
VTG Cost
0.03%
VTG0.03%
- The middle half of US Treasury & Government funds
- Median 0.15%
No US Treasury & Government fund charges less.
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