Performance analysis of VEA (VANGUARD DEVELOPED MARKETS INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, VEA has had an average annual return of +17.20%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, VEA has had an average annual return of +9.56%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, VEA has had an average annual return of +9.93%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Jul 26, 2007, VEA has had an average annual return of +5.09%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +10.88% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +11.60% | +35.17% | +3.16% | +17.94% | -15.36% | +11.67% | +9.74% | +22.62% | -14.75% | +26.41% | +2.67% | -0.38% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||
| -5.98% | +21.83% | +18.56% | -12.31% | +8.35% | +27.50% | -40.63% | +2.24% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.97% | +6.10% | -8.61% | +7.37% | +4.31% | -0.21% | -2.83% | +11.60% | |||||
| 2025 | +4.44% | +2.26% | -0.00550% | +4.01% | +5.13% | +3.39% | -1.39% | +4.43% | +2.55% | +1.77% | +0.97% | +3.17% | +35.17% |
| 2024 | -1.08% | +2.74% | +3.66% | -3.41% | +4.66% | -1.64% | +3.01% | +2.91% | +1.08% | -5.13% | +0.40% | -3.51% | +3.16% |
| 2023 | +9.03% | -3.47% | +2.64% | +2.63% | -3.73% | +4.44% | +3.14% | -3.95% | -3.78% | -3.39% | +8.81% | +5.58% | +17.94% |
| 2022 | -3.86% | -2.65% | +0.68% | -6.79% | +1.65% | -9.19% | +5.29% | -5.82% | -9.86% | +6.07% | +12.55% | -2.18% | -15.36% |
| 2021 | -0.72% | +2.43% | +2.77% | +3.06% | +3.57% | -0.93% | +0.51% | +1.31% | -3.38% | +3.23% | -4.64% | +4.33% | +11.67% |
| 2020 | -2.99% | -7.65% | -15.14% | +7.02% | +5.57% | +3.49% | +2.63% | +5.17% | -1.79% | -3.55% | +14.30% | +5.64% | +9.74% |
| 2019 | +7.47% | +2.33% | +0.60% | +2.83% | -5.21% | +5.85% | -2.04% | -1.88% | +3.15% | +3.22% | +1.35% | +3.56% | +22.62% |
| 2018 | +4.75% | -5.11% | -0.40% | +1.27% | -1.43% | -1.66% | +2.28% | -1.73% | +0.71% | -8.60% | +0.50% | -5.67% | -14.75% |
| 2017 | +3.66% | +1.06% | +3.06% | +2.21% | +3.42% | +0.63% | +2.88% | +0.02% | +2.52% | +1.77% | +0.86% | +1.65% | +26.41% |
Drawdown analysis of VEA (VANGUARD DEVELOPED MARKETS INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the VEA was -60.70%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1313 trading sessions.
The current VEA drawdown is -4.36%.
Since Jul 26, 2007 VEA has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 7 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60.70% | Oct 31, 2007 | 339 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1313 | May 27, 2014 | 1652 |
| -35.73% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 166 | Nov 16, 2020 | 707 |
| -29.71% | Sep 3, 2021 | 267 | Sep 27, 2022 | 361 | Mar 6, 2024 | 628 |
| -22.33% | May 21, 2015 | 183 | Feb 11, 2016 | 302 | Apr 25, 2017 | 485 |
| -14.46% | Jul 3, 2014 | 128 | Jan 6, 2015 | 90 | May 15, 2015 | 218 |
| -13.45% | Mar 19, 2025 | 14 | Apr 8, 2025 | 13 | Apr 28, 2025 | 27 |
| -11.62% | Feb 26, 2026 | 22 | Mar 30, 2026 | 26 | May 6, 2026 | 48 |
| -9.76% | Sep 26, 2024 | 73 | Jan 13, 2025 | 37 | Mar 7, 2025 | 110 |
| -8.03% | Aug 8, 2007 | 6 | Aug 16, 2007 | 23 | Sep 19, 2007 | 29 |
| -7.57% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 12 | Aug 21, 2024 | 28 |
| -5.32% | Jun 15, 2021 | 23 | Jul 19, 2021 | 32 | Sep 1, 2021 | 55 |
| -5.20% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 19 |
| -4.85% | Mar 27, 2024 | 15 | Apr 18, 2024 | 15 | May 9, 2024 | 30 |
| -4.85% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 9 |
| -4.62% | Jan 8, 2021 | 14 | Jan 29, 2021 | 7 | Feb 9, 2021 | 21 |
| -4.36% | Jun 22, 2026 | 19 | Jul 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -4.24% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.86% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 13 |
| -3.79% | Feb 16, 2021 | 8 | Feb 26, 2021 | 13 | Mar 17, 2021 | 21 |
| -3.43% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 8 | May 24, 2021 | 11 |
| -3.38% | Oct 12, 2007 | 6 | Oct 22, 2007 | 4 | Oct 26, 2007 | 10 |
| -3.34% | May 15, 2024 | 21 | Jun 14, 2024 | 16 | Jul 10, 2024 | 37 |
| -3.27% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.65% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 13 |
| -2.59% | Mar 7, 2025 | 4 | Mar 13, 2025 | 2 | Mar 17, 2025 | 6 |