VTIP’s worst drop since 2012 was 6%
Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities ETF (VTIP) fell 6% from Mar 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 0.3 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jun 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 194th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2012 to now
How VTIP held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VTIP | 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 | −6.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −5.5% | −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 VTIP’s maximum drawdown?
VTIP’s deepest fall since 2012 was 6.3%, from its high on March 5, 2020 to its low on March 18, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did VTIP take to recover?
0.3 years. VTIP first closed above its Mar 2020 high again on June 8, 2020.
Was VTIP riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VTIP’s worst drop was 6.3% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −4.0% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, October 17, 2012 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.