Vanguard Information Technology ETF drawdown: 0.6% below the all-time high
Vanguard Information Technology ETF is 0.6% below its all-time high, set Sep 22, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). 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
- −0.6%
- 99.4% of ATH
- All-time high
- $126.41
- Sep 22, 2026
- Time below the high
- 8 days
- since Sep 22, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −54.8%
- Nov 20, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 3.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 2, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Sep 18, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2004#
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 31, 2007 | Nov 20, 2008 | −54.8% | 13 mo | Jan 18, 2011 | 3.2 yrs |
| Dec 27, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | −35.5% | 10 mo | Dec 8, 2023 | 1.9 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −32.1% | 33 days | Jun 10, 2020 | 4 mo |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −27.4% | 4 mo | Jun 25, 2025 | 6 mo |
| Oct 3, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −23.9% | 3 mo | Mar 21, 2019 | 6 mo |
| Feb 2, 2004 | Aug 12, 2004 | −21.0% | 6 mo | Nov 22, 2005 | 1.8 yrs |
| Feb 17, 2011 | Aug 19, 2011 | −19.6% | 6 mo | Feb 2, 2012 | 11 mo |
| Jan 11, 2006 | Jul 21, 2006 | −18.1% | 6 mo | Nov 10, 2006 | 10 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 Information Technology 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 Information Technology ETF from its all-time high?
- Vanguard Information Technology ETF is currently 0.6% below its all-time high, set Sep 22, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 30, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Vanguard Information Technology ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2004) took Vanguard Information Technology ETF 54.8% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 20, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VGT; no free deep history exists for Vanguard Information Technology 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.