VGT’s worst drop since 2004 was 55%
Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) fell 55% from Oct 2007 to Nov 2008. It took 3.2 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 55%.
That drop ranks 95th deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2004 to now
How VGT held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VGT | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −54.6% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −31.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −34.5% | −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 VGT’s maximum drawdown?
VGT’s deepest fall since 2004 was 54.6%, from its high on October 31, 2007 to its low on November 20, 2008. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did VGT take to recover?
3.2 years. VGT first closed above its Oct 2007 high again on January 6, 2011.
Was VGT riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VGT’s worst drop was 54.6% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −49.3% 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.