VXF’s worst drop since 2002 was 58%
Vanguard Extended Market ETF (VXF) fell 58% from Oct 2007 to Mar 2009. 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 79th deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2002 to now
How VXF held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | VXF | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −58.1% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −41.7% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −31.1% | −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 VXF’s maximum drawdown?
VXF’s deepest fall since 2002 was 58.1%, 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 VXF take to recover?
3.2 years. VXF first closed above its Oct 2007 high again on January 3, 2011.
Was VXF riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, VXF’s worst drop was 58.1% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −51.0% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 7, 2002 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.