Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (VEDTX)
The investment seeks to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index of extended-duration zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities. The advisor employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury STRIPS 20-30 Year Equal Par Bond Index. This index includes zero-coupon U.S. Treasury securities (Treasury STRIPS), which are backed by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government, with maturities ranging from 20 to 30 years. The fund invests by sampling the index. At least 80% of it's assets will be invested in U.S. Treasury securities held in the index.
Fund Info
US9219108811
Nov 27, 2007
$5,000,000
Expense Ratio
VEDTX has an expense ratio of 0.06%, which is considered low.
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Performance
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Returns By Period
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (VEDTX) returned -2.53% year-to-date (YTD) and -4.36% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VEDTX returned -2.84% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.69%.
VEDTX
-2.53%
-1.01%
-8.91%
-4.36%
-14.77%
-2.84%
^GSPC (Benchmark)
-0.64%
8.97%
-2.62%
11.90%
15.76%
10.69%
Monthly Returns
The table below presents the monthly returns of VEDTX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | -0.10% | 8.03% | -2.45% | -3.26% | -4.30% | -2.53% | |||||||
| 2024 | -4.41% | -2.65% | 0.89% | -8.93% | 3.91% | 2.03% | 4.28% | 3.09% | 2.45% | -7.26% | 2.68% | -8.86% | -13.35% |
| 2023 | 10.59% | -6.37% | 5.48% | 0.19% | -3.93% | 0.94% | -3.78% | -4.89% | -11.37% | -8.27% | 14.78% | 12.75% | 2.16% |
| 2022 | -4.77% | -2.49% | -6.49% | -12.39% | -3.89% | -1.71% | 2.21% | -4.81% | -10.40% | -8.85% | 9.88% | -3.41% | -39.40% |
| 2021 | -4.96% | -7.59% | -6.64% | 3.12% | -0.08% | 5.67% | 4.72% | -0.16% | -3.70% | 3.32% | 3.61% | -2.86% | -6.52% |
| 2020 | 10.23% | 8.84% | 8.11% | 1.27% | -2.70% | 0.60% | 6.21% | -6.75% | 1.10% | -4.37% | 2.34% | -4.78% | 19.96% |
| 2019 | 0.35% | -1.82% | 7.80% | -2.93% | 9.54% | 0.89% | 0.31% | 15.42% | -3.45% | -1.86% | -0.34% | -5.26% | 18.04% |
| 2018 | -4.19% | -4.37% | 3.98% | -2.45% | 2.48% | 1.04% | -2.00% | 1.57% | -3.93% | -4.68% | 2.18% | 7.66% | -3.50% |
| 2017 | 0.76% | 2.26% | -1.19% | 1.89% | 2.83% | 1.83% | -1.30% | 4.79% | -3.17% | -0.03% | 1.45% | 2.63% | 13.23% |
| 2016 | 7.59% | 4.14% | -0.30% | -0.92% | 1.33% | 9.67% | 3.28% | -1.47% | -2.30% | -6.27% | -11.04% | -2.64% | -0.74% |
| 2015 | 13.87% | -8.83% | 1.47% | -5.31% | -3.82% | -6.04% | 6.71% | -0.74% | 2.33% | -0.08% | -1.43% | -1.73% | -5.44% |
| 2014 | 10.35% | 0.79% | 1.56% | 3.17% | 4.08% | -0.30% | 1.33% | 7.11% | -2.96% | 4.04% | 4.44% | 4.91% | 45.21% |
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank
The current rank of VEDTX is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.
Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators
The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund (VEDTX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.
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Dividends
Dividend History
Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund provided a 4.90% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $0.96 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 2 consecutive years.
| Period | TTM | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dividend | $0.96 | $0.95 | $0.87 | $0.82 | $0.83 | $0.95 | $1.00 | $1.00 | $0.98 | $1.02 | $1.08 | $1.06 |
Dividend yield | 4.90% | 4.69% | 3.55% | 3.30% | 1.96% | 2.05% | 2.56% | 2.94% | 2.70% | 3.10% | 3.17% | 2.84% |
Monthly Dividends
The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | |||||||
| 2024 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.95 |
| 2023 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.22 | $0.87 |
| 2022 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.19 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.82 |
| 2021 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.20 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.83 |
| 2020 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.95 |
| 2019 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $1.00 |
| 2018 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.24 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $1.00 |
| 2017 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.98 |
| 2016 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.21 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.25 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $1.02 |
| 2015 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.28 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.31 | $1.08 |
| 2014 | $0.23 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.27 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.26 | $0.00 | $0.00 | $0.30 | $1.06 |
Drawdowns
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The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.
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Worst Drawdowns
The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.
The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund was 61.37%, occurring on Oct 19, 2023. The portfolio has not yet recovered.
The current Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury Index Fund drawdown is 57.28%.
Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61.37% | Aug 5, 2020 | 808 | Oct 19, 2023 | — | — | — |
| -48.74% | Dec 19, 2008 | 323 | Apr 5, 2010 | 546 | Jun 1, 2012 | 869 |
| -33.02% | Jul 26, 2012 | 360 | Dec 31, 2013 | 254 | Jan 5, 2015 | 614 |
| -25.87% | Jul 11, 2016 | 111 | Dec 14, 2016 | 662 | Aug 5, 2019 | 773 |
| -23.18% | Feb 2, 2015 | 102 | Jun 26, 2015 | 252 | Jun 27, 2016 | 354 |
Volatility
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