Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF drawdown: 10.8% below the all-time high (price)
Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF is 10.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 17, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −10.8%
- 89.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $366.24
- Aug 17, 2026
- Time below the high
- 2 mo
- since Aug 17, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −59.4%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 4.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jan 22, 2026
- 9 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 30, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2004: price#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 10, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −59.4% | 17 mo | Dec 17, 2010 | 3.2 yrs |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | −38.8% | 27 days | Jul 29, 2020 | 5 mo |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | −38.5% | 7 mo | Oct 24, 2025 | 4.0 yrs |
| Jul 7, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −28.9% | 3 mo | Sep 13, 2012 | 14 mo |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −27.3% | 8 mo | Feb 9, 2017 | 1.6 yrs |
| Sep 4, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −26.3% | 4 mo | Jul 24, 2019 | 11 mo |
| Apr 5, 2004 | Aug 13, 2004 | −18.2% | 4 mo | Nov 12, 2004 | 7 mo |
| May 9, 2006 | Jul 21, 2006 | −17.0% | 2 mo | Feb 1, 2007 | 9 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2004: how far Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF from its all-time high?
- Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF is currently 10.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 17, 2026 (as of market close, Oct 16, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2004) took Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF 59.4% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VBK; no free deep history exists for Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.