VWENX’s worst drop since 2001 was 36%
Vanguard Wellington Admiral (VWENX) fell 36% from Oct 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 3.0 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Oct 2010. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 68th of the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2001 to now
How VWENX held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VWENX | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −36.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −25.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −20.6% | −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 VWENX’s maximum drawdown?
VWENX’s deepest fall since 2001 was 36.0%, from its high on October 9, 2007 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did VWENX take to recover?
3.0 years. VWENX first closed above its Oct 2007 high again on October 13, 2010.
Was VWENX riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VWENX’s worst drop was 36.0% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −31.6% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 15, 2001 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.