What if you'd held VGLT?
A $1,000 investment in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) at the month-end close of 2009-11 would be worth $1,454 at the close of 2026-09 — +45.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,596.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2009
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | $1,000 | — |
| 2010 | $1,090 | +9.0% |
| 2011 | $1,408 | +29.2% |
| 2012 | $1,454 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | $1,273 | -12.4% |
| 2014 | $1,594 | +25.2% |
| 2015 | $1,577 | -1.0% |
| 2016 | $1,597 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | $1,735 | +8.6% |
| 2018 | $1,708 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | $1,952 | +14.3% |
| 2020 | $2,295 | +17.6% |
| 2021 | $2,181 | -5.0% |
| 2022 | $1,541 | -29.4% |
| 2023 | $1,591 | +3.3% |
| 2024 | $1,491 | -6.3% |
| 2025 | $1,571 | +5.4% |
| 2026 | $1,533 | -2.4% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought VGLT was 2009-12 ($34.43): $1,000 then is $1,533 today. The worst was 2020-07 ($84.88): $1,000 then is $622.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in VGLT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) at the start of 2009 would be worth about $1,454 today, a total return of +45.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for VGLT?
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT)'s strongest calendar year since 2009 was 2011, a +29.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,292 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -29.4%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in VGLT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2009-11 would have grown to about $19,979 on $20,300 invested.
Did VGLT beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $9,596. VGLT trailed the S&P 500 by +84.8% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury ETF (VGLT) historical total-return data from 2009-11 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.