Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF drawdown: 4.2% below the all-time high
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF is 4.2% below its all-time high, set Jun 1, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 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
- −4.2%
- 95.8% of ATH
- All-time high
- $132.52
- Jun 1, 2026
- Time below the high
- 4 mo
- since Jun 1, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −33.2%
- Oct 14, 2022
- Longest underwater
- 2.1 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 8, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 16, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2010#
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | −33.2% | 10 mo | Jan 19, 2024 | 2.1 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −31.7% | 33 days | Jun 9, 2020 | 4 mo |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −23.5% | 4 mo | Jun 26, 2025 | 6 mo |
| Oct 1, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −22.0% | 3 mo | Apr 22, 2019 | 7 mo |
| Jul 7, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −18.3% | 3 mo | Feb 3, 2012 | 7 mo |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 | −16.4% | 5 mo | May 8, 2026 | 6 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 2010: how far Vanguard Russell 1000 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 Russell 1000 Growth ETF from its all-time high?
- Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF is currently 4.2% below its all-time high, set Jun 1, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 18, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2010) took Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF 33.2% below its prior high, bottoming Oct 14, 2022. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from VONG; no free deep history exists for Vanguard Russell 1000 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.