VCR’s worst drop since 2004 was 62%
Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) fell 62% from Jun 2007 to Nov 2008. It took 3.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Feb 2011. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 57th deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2004 to now
How VCR held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VCR | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −61.4% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −37.7% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −38.1% | −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 VCR’s maximum drawdown?
VCR’s deepest fall since 2004 was 61.5%, from its high on June 4, 2007 to its low on November 20, 2008. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did VCR take to recover?
3.7 years. VCR first closed above its Jun 2007 high again on February 7, 2011.
Was VCR riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VCR’s worst drop was 61.5% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −53.4% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, February 2, 2004 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.