Vanguard Energy ETF drawdown: at its all-time high (price)
Vanguard Energy ETF is trading at its all-time high (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
- at the high
- 100.0% of ATH
- All-time high
- $190.14
- Oct 16, 2026
- Time below the high
- 0 days
- since Oct 16, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −78.5%
- Mar 18, 2020
- Longest underwater
- 11.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- today
- a fresh record
% 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2014 | Mar 18, 2020 | −78.5% | 5.7 yrs | Feb 4, 2026 | 11.6 yrs |
| May 20, 2008 | Mar 2, 2009 | −58.9% | 9 mo | Apr 15, 2014 | 5.9 yrs |
| May 10, 2006 | Jun 13, 2006 | −16.8% | 34 days | Nov 29, 2006 | 7 mo |
| Jan 3, 2008 | Jan 23, 2008 | −15.9% | 20 days | Apr 16, 2008 | 3 mo |
| Sep 29, 2005 | Oct 20, 2005 | −15.9% | 21 days | Jan 17, 2006 | 4 mo |
| Mar 27, 2026 | Jul 1, 2026 | −15.6% | 3 mo | Aug 18, 2026 | 5 mo |
| Mar 4, 2005 | May 16, 2005 | −15.1% | 2 mo | Jun 17, 2005 | 3 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 Energy 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 Energy ETF from its all-time high?
- Vanguard Energy ETF is currently at (or within half a percent of) its all-time high, set Oct 16, 2026.
- What was the biggest Vanguard Energy ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2004) took Vanguard Energy ETF 78.5% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 18, 2020. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VDE; no free deep history exists for Vanguard Energy 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.