MGK’s worst drop since 2007 was 48%
Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (MGK) fell 48% from Dec 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 3.0 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2011. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 53%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 108th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2007 to now
How MGK held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | MGK | 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 | −31.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −35.8% | −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 MGK’s maximum drawdown?
MGK’s deepest fall since 2007 was 47.9%, 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 MGK take to recover?
3.0 years. MGK first closed above its Dec 2007 high again on January 14, 2011.
Was MGK riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, MGK’s worst drop was 47.9% against 52.8% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −41.6% 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.