Vanguard Total World Stock ETF drawdown: 1.5% below the all-time high
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF is 1.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 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
- −1.5%
- 98.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $162.39
- Aug 13, 2026
- Time below the high
- 29 days
- since Aug 13, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −50.2%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 2.6 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 4, 2026
- 38 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jul 31, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2008#
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 30, 2008 | Mar 9, 2009 | −50.2% | 8 mo | Feb 1, 2011 | 2.6 yrs |
| Feb 12, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −34.5% | 40 days | Aug 26, 2020 | 6 mo |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Oct 12, 2022 | −28.0% | 11 mo | Mar 7, 2024 | 2.3 yrs |
| Apr 29, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −23.8% | 5 mo | Mar 6, 2013 | 1.9 yrs |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −21.8% | 11 mo | Dec 12, 2019 | 1.9 yrs |
| May 21, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −21.3% | 9 mo | Feb 15, 2017 | 1.7 yrs |
| Feb 18, 2025 | Apr 8, 2025 | −16.8% | 49 days | Jun 2, 2025 | 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 2008: how far Vanguard Total World Stock 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 Total World Stock ETF from its all-time high?
- Vanguard Total World Stock ETF is currently 1.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 13, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest Vanguard Total World Stock ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2008) took Vanguard Total World Stock ETF 50.2% 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 VT; no free deep history exists for Vanguard Total World Stock 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.