VIGI’s worst drop since 2016 was 31%
Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIGI) fell 31% from Jan 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 0.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Sep 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 163rd of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2016 to now
How VIGI held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VIGI | 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 | −31.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −27.2% | −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 VIGI’s maximum drawdown?
VIGI’s deepest fall since 2016 was 31.0%, from its high on January 17, 2020 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did VIGI take to recover?
0.6 years. VIGI first closed above its Jan 2020 high again on September 2, 2020.
Was VIGI riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VIGI’s worst drop was 31.0% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −26.1% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, March 3, 2016 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.