VTIAX’s worst drop since 2010 was 36%
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Admiral (VTIAX) fell 36% from Jan 2018 to Mar 2020. It took 2.8 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Nov 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 69th of the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2010 to now
How VTIAX held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VTIAX | 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 | −34.8% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −28.5% | −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 VTIAX’s maximum drawdown?
VTIAX’s deepest fall since 2010 was 35.9%, from its high on January 26, 2018 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did VTIAX take to recover?
2.8 years. VTIAX first closed above its Jan 2018 high again on November 16, 2020.
Was VTIAX riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VTIAX’s worst drop was 35.9% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −27.3% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, November 30, 2010 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.