VXF drawdown: 1.3% below the all-time high
Vanguard Extended Market ETF (VXF) is 1.3% below its all-time high, set Jun 30, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 6, 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. "All-time" means since our price data begins (2002).
- Below all-time high
- −1.3%
- 98.7% of ATH
- All-time high
- $246.2
- Jun 30, 2026
- Time below the high
- 37 days
- since Jun 30, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −59.4%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 3.3 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 29, 2026
- 38 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 17, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2002#
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.
% of all-time high on the price basis — the all-time high considers the full history of VXF, including years before the visible window. Dividends are excluded on this basis (the convention headlines use).
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 9, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −59.4% | 17 mo | Feb 11, 2011 | 3.3 yrs |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 18, 2020 | −41.7% | 27 days | Aug 27, 2020 | 6 mo |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Sep 26, 2022 | −36.8% | 11 mo | Nov 11, 2024 | 3.0 yrs |
| Apr 16, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | −31.6% | 6 mo | Sep 2, 2003 | 17 mo |
| Apr 29, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −27.6% | 5 mo | Sep 13, 2012 | 17 mo |
| Dec 4, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −27.4% | 4 mo | Sep 5, 2025 | 9 mo |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −26.0% | 8 mo | Nov 22, 2016 | 17 mo |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −25.4% | 4 mo | Dec 17, 2019 | 16 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 2002: how far VXF 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: VXF is on this chart precisely because it survived — the many stocks that fell this far and never recovered (or were delisted) aren't on anyone's chart, 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 VXF from its all-time high?
- VXF is currently 1.3% below its all-time high, set Jun 30, 2026 (as of market close, Aug 6, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest VXF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2002) took the stock 59.4% 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 closing prices since 2002 (split-adjusted). "All-time" means since our price data begins — VXF may have traded earlier. For a 150-year index 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, 150 years of returns and the rolling-returns explorer. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.