MGC’s worst drop since 2007 was 52%
Vanguard Mega Cap ETF (MGC) fell 52% from Dec 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 4.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Feb 2012. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 53%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 102nd of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2007 to now
How MGC held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | MGC | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −33.1% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −25.7% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was MGC’s maximum drawdown?
MGC’s deepest fall since 2007 was 51.8%, from its high on December 28, 2007 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did MGC take to recover?
4.1 years. MGC first closed above its Dec 2007 high again on February 16, 2012.
Was MGC riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, MGC’s worst drop was 51.8% against 52.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −46.2% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, December 28, 2007 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.