Vanguard Growth ETF drawdown: 1.1% below the all-time high
Vanguard Growth ETF is 1.1% 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
- −1.1%
- 98.9% of ATH
- All-time high
- $91.12
- Sep 22, 2026
- Time below the high
- 8 days
- since Sep 22, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −51.4%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 3.7 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 1, 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 | Mar 9, 2009 | −51.4% | 16 mo | Jul 7, 2011 | 3.7 yrs |
| Nov 19, 2021 | Dec 28, 2022 | −36.0% | 13 mo | Jan 29, 2024 | 2.2 yrs |
| Feb 19, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −31.8% | 33 days | Jun 9, 2020 | 4 mo |
| Dec 16, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −23.0% | 4 mo | Jun 24, 2025 | 6 mo |
| Sep 27, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −22.7% | 3 mo | Apr 22, 2019 | 7 mo |
| Jul 7, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −18.7% | 3 mo | Feb 3, 2012 | 7 mo |
| Oct 29, 2025 | Mar 30, 2026 | −16.7% | 5 mo | May 5, 2026 | 6 mo |
| Jul 20, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −16.2% | 7 mo | Jul 20, 2016 | 12 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 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 Growth ETF from its all-time high?
- Vanguard Growth ETF is currently 1.1% 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 Growth ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2004) took Vanguard Growth ETF 51.4% 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 VUG; no free deep history exists for Vanguard 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.