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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.

202620252024202320222021202020192018201720162015
+11.60%+35.17%+3.16%+17.94%-15.36%+11.67%+9.74%+22.62%-14.75%+26.41%+2.67%-0.38%
20142013201220112010200920082007
-5.98%+21.83%+18.56%-12.31%+8.35%+27.50%-40.63%+2.24%

Monthly Return

YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecAnnually 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
DepthStartTo BottomBottomTo RecoverEndTotal
-60.70%Oct 31, 2007339Mar 9, 20091313May 27, 20141652
-35.73%Jan 26, 2018541Mar 23, 2020166Nov 16, 2020707
-29.71%Sep 3, 2021267Sep 27, 2022361Mar 6, 2024628
-22.33%May 21, 2015183Feb 11, 2016302Apr 25, 2017485
-14.46%Jul 3, 2014128Jan 6, 201590May 15, 2015218
-13.45%Mar 19, 202514Apr 8, 202513Apr 28, 202527
-11.62%Feb 26, 202622Mar 30, 202626May 6, 202648
-9.76%Sep 26, 202473Jan 13, 202537Mar 7, 2025110
-8.03%Aug 8, 20076Aug 16, 200723Sep 19, 200729
-7.57%Jul 12, 202416Aug 5, 202412Aug 21, 202428
-5.32%Jun 15, 202123Jul 19, 202132Sep 1, 202155
-5.20%Nov 12, 20256Nov 20, 202513Dec 10, 202519
-4.85%Mar 27, 202415Apr 18, 202415May 9, 202430
-4.85%Jun 2, 20266Jun 10, 20263Jun 15, 20269
-4.62%Jan 8, 202114Jan 29, 20217Feb 9, 202121
-4.36%Jun 22, 202619Jul 20, 2026OngoingOngoingOngoing
-4.24%Jul 23, 20257Aug 1, 20258Aug 13, 202515
-3.86%Aug 30, 20244Sep 6, 20249Sep 19, 202413
-3.79%Feb 16, 20218Feb 26, 202113Mar 17, 202121
-3.43%May 7, 20213May 12, 20218May 24, 202111
-3.38%Oct 12, 20076Oct 22, 20074Oct 26, 200710
-3.34%May 15, 202421Jun 14, 202416Jul 10, 202437
-3.27%Oct 6, 20254Oct 10, 20256Oct 20, 202510
-2.65%May 6, 20269May 19, 20264May 26, 202613
-2.59%Mar 7, 20254Mar 13, 20252Mar 17, 20256