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Long-Term Treasury Bonds monthly returns
Long-Term Treasury Bonds has averaged 0.22% per month, positive in 52% of months. Month-by-month returns for Long-Term Treasury Bonds (proxied by TLT, dividends reinvested) below, through October 21, 2026 — the table lists the most recent months; the bar chart plots the last 5 years.
Average month
+0.2%
286 months
Best month
+13.9%
Nov 2008
Worst month
-13.1%
Jan 2009
Positive months
52%
of all months
Long-Term Treasury Bonds monthly returns#
| Month | Path | Total return |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | +3.6% | |
| Sep 2026 | -5.4% | |
| Aug 2026 | +0.7% | |
| Jul 2026 | -4.9% | |
| Jun 2026 | +1.7% | |
| May 2026 | +0.5% | |
| Apr 2026 | -0.8% | |
| Mar 2026 | -4.2% | |
| Feb 2026 | +4.6% | |
| Jan 2026 | -0.0% | |
| Dec 2025 | -2.7% | |
| Nov 2025 | +0.3% | |
| Oct 2025 | +1.4% | |
| Sep 2025 | +3.6% | |
| Aug 2025 | +0.0% | |
| Jul 2025 | -1.1% | |
| Jun 2025 | +2.7% | |
| May 2025 | -3.2% | |
| Apr 2025 | -1.4% | |
| Mar 2025 | -1.2% | |
| Feb 2025 | +5.7% | |
| Jan 2025 | +0.5% | |
| Dec 2024 | -6.4% | |
| Nov 2024 | +2.0% | |
| Oct 2024 | -5.5% | |
| Sep 2024 | +2.0% | |
| Aug 2024 | +2.1% | |
| Jul 2024 | +3.6% | |
| Jun 2024 | +1.8% | |
| May 2024 | +2.9% | |
| Apr 2024 | -6.5% | |
| Mar 2024 | +0.8% | |
| Feb 2024 | -2.3% | |
| Jan 2024 | -2.2% | |
| Dec 2023 | +8.7% | |
| Nov 2023 | +9.9% | |
| Oct 2023 | -5.5% | |
| Sep 2023 | -8.0% | |
| Aug 2023 | -3.1% | |
| Jul 2023 | -2.5% | |
| Jun 2023 | +0.2% | |
| May 2023 | -3.0% | |
| Apr 2023 | +0.3% | |
| Mar 2023 | +4.8% | |
| Feb 2023 | -4.9% | |
| Jan 2023 | +7.6% | |
| Dec 2022 | -2.6% | |
| Nov 2022 | +7.2% | |
| Oct 2022 | -6.0% | |
| Sep 2022 | -8.2% | |
| Aug 2022 | -4.6% | |
| Jul 2022 | +2.4% | |
| Jun 2022 | -1.3% | |
| May 2022 | -2.3% | |
| Apr 2022 | -9.4% | |
| Mar 2022 | -5.4% | |
| Feb 2022 | -1.6% | |
| Jan 2022 | -3.9% | |
| Dec 2021 | -2.0% | |
| Nov 2021 | +2.8% | |
| Oct 2021 | +2.5% | |
| Sep 2021 | -2.9% | |
| Aug 2021 | -0.3% | |
| Jul 2021 | +3.7% | |
| Jun 2021 | +4.4% | |
| May 2021 | +0.0% | |
| Apr 2021 | +2.5% | |
| Mar 2021 | -5.2% | |
| Feb 2021 | -5.7% | |
| Jan 2021 | -3.6% | |
| Dec 2020 | -1.2% | |
| Nov 2020 | +1.7% | |
| Oct 2020 | -3.4% | |
| Sep 2020 | +0.8% | |
| Aug 2020 | -5.0% | |
| Jul 2020 | +4.4% | |
| Jun 2020 | +0.3% | |
| May 2020 | -1.8% | |
| Apr 2020 | +1.2% | |
| Mar 2020 | +6.4% | |
| Feb 2020 | +6.6% | |
| Jan 2020 | +7.7% | |
| Dec 2019 | -3.2% | |
| Nov 2019 | -0.4% | |
| Oct 2019 | -1.1% | |
| Sep 2019 | -2.7% | |
| Aug 2019 | +11.0% | |
| Jul 2019 | +0.3% | |
| Jun 2019 | +0.9% | |
| May 2019 | +6.8% | |
| Apr 2019 | -2.0% | |
| Mar 2019 | +5.6% | |
| Feb 2019 | -1.4% | |
| Jan 2019 | +0.4% | |
| Dec 2018 | +5.9% | |
| Nov 2018 | +1.8% | |
| Oct 2018 | -2.9% | |
| Sep 2018 | -2.9% | |
| Aug 2018 | +1.3% | |
| Jul 2018 | -1.4% | |
| Jun 2018 | +0.6% | |
| May 2018 | +2.0% | |
| Apr 2018 | -2.1% | |
| Mar 2018 | +2.9% | |
| Feb 2018 | -3.0% | |
| Jan 2018 | -3.3% | |
| Dec 2017 | +1.8% | |
| Nov 2017 | +0.7% | |
| Oct 2017 | -0.0% | |
| Sep 2017 | -2.3% | |
| Aug 2017 | +3.4% | |
| Jul 2017 | -0.7% | |
| Jun 2017 | +0.8% | |
| May 2017 | +1.9% | |
| Apr 2017 | +1.6% | |
| Mar 2017 | -0.7% | |
| Feb 2017 | +1.6% | |
| Jan 2017 | +0.8% | |
| Dec 2016 | -0.5% | |
| Nov 2016 | -8.2% |
Monthly total return (since Nov 2021)#
-5%0%5%
Nov 2021+2.8%
Dec 2021-2.0%
Jan 2022-3.9%2022
Feb 2022-1.6%
Mar 2022-5.4%
Apr 2022-9.4%
May 2022-2.3%
Jun 2022-1.3%
Jul 2022+2.4%
Aug 2022-4.6%
Sep 2022-8.2%
Oct 2022-6.0%
Nov 2022+7.2%
Dec 2022-2.6%
Jan 2023+7.6%2023
Feb 2023-4.9%
Mar 2023+4.8%
Apr 2023+0.34%
May 2023-3.0%
Jun 2023+0.22%
Jul 2023-2.5%
Aug 2023-3.1%
Sep 2023-8.0%
Oct 2023-5.5%
Nov 2023+9.9%
Dec 2023+8.7%
Jan 2024-2.2%2024
Feb 2024-2.3%
Mar 2024+0.78%
Apr 2024-6.5%
May 2024+2.9%
Jun 2024+1.8%
Jul 2024+3.6%
Aug 2024+2.1%
Sep 2024+2.0%
Oct 2024-5.5%
Nov 2024+2.0%
Dec 2024-6.4%
Jan 2025+0.49%2025
Feb 2025+5.7%
Mar 2025-1.2%
Apr 2025-1.4%
May 2025-3.2%
Jun 2025+2.7%
Jul 2025-1.1%
Aug 2025+0.01%
Sep 2025+3.6%
Oct 2025+1.4%
Nov 2025+0.27%
Dec 2025-2.7%
Jan 2026-0.03%2026
Feb 2026+4.6%
Mar 2026-4.2%
Apr 2026-0.84%
May 2026+0.53%
Jun 2026+1.7%
Jul 2026-4.9%
Aug 2026+0.73%
Sep 2026-5.4%
Oct 2026+3.6%
Long-Term Treasury Bonds returns by calendar month#
Every month of every year since 2003, one tick per year on a shared scale; the dark bar is the month's average. Total returns, dividends reinvested.
October 2026 so far: +3.58% — 1st of 24 Octobers since 2003 at the last close; the average October returned -1.6%.
| Month | −15%0+15% | Average | Median | Up | Best | Worst |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | +0.6% | +0.2% | 50% | +9.8% 2015 | -13.1% 2009 | |
| Feb | +0.0% | -0.1% | 50% | +6.6% 2020 | -6.1% 2015 | |
| Mar | -0.2% | -0.4% | 42% | +6.4% 2020 | -5.4% 2022 | |
| Apr | -0.8% | -0.2% | 50% | +4.7% 2013 | -9.4% 2022 | |
| May | +0.6% | +0.3% | 54% | +8.8% 2012 | -6.8% 2013 | |
| Jun | +0.6% | +0.7% | 67% | +6.9% 2016 | -4.1% 2015 | |
| Jul | +0.3% | +0.5% | 58% | +4.5% 2015 | -10.3% 2003 | |
| Aug | +1.7% | +1.4% | 67% | +11.0% 2019 | -5.0% 2020 | |
| Sep | -0.5% | -0.8% | 46% | +12.9% 2011 | -8.2% 2022 | |
| Oct | -1.6% | -2.2% | 30% | +2.8% 2014 | -6.0% 2022 | |
| Nov | +1.7% | +1.2% | 74% | +13.9% 2008 | -8.2% 2016 | |
| Dec | +0.1% | -1.2% | 39% | +12.9% 2008 | -7.0% 2009 |
Methodology#
Monthly returns are total returns (dividends reinvested), computed from TLT's split- and dividend-adjusted month-end closes. The table shows the most recent 120 months and the bar chart the most recent 60. See the year-by-year returns for the annual view. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.
FAQ#
- What is Long-Term Treasury Bonds's average monthly return?
- Long-Term Treasury Bonds (proxied by TLT, dividends reinvested) has averaged about 0.22% per month, positive in roughly 52% of months. The best month was Nov 2008 (+13.9%) and the worst was Jan 2009 (-13.1%).
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