Performance analysis of VEU (VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, VEU has had an average annual return of +17.70%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, VEU has had an average annual return of +9.03%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, VEU has had an average annual return of +9.69%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Mar 8, 2007, VEU has had an average annual return of +5.42%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.04% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +13.03% | +32.34% | +5.57% | +15.85% | -15.59% | +8.28% | +11.12% | +21.83% | -14.19% | +27.39% | +4.91% | -4.78% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||||
| -4.54% | +14.18% | +18.90% | -14.03% | +11.82% | +37.59% | -43.45% | +16.01% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.67% | +5.26% | -8.07% | +7.75% | +3.81% | +0.16% | -1.34% | +13.03% | |||||
| 2025 | +3.41% | +2.07% | +0.41% | +2.77% | +4.63% | +3.80% | -0.92% | +4.15% | +3.41% | +1.81% | +0.43% | +2.55% | +32.34% |
| 2024 | -1.65% | +3.17% | +3.35% | -2.51% | +3.95% | -0.57% | +2.54% | +2.58% | +2.55% | -4.54% | -0.38% | -2.60% | +5.57% |
| 2023 | +8.69% | -4.38% | +2.84% | +1.88% | -3.41% | +4.56% | +3.76% | -4.39% | -3.37% | -3.20% | +8.23% | +4.90% | +15.85% |
| 2022 | -2.40% | -3.06% | -0.49% | -6.48% | +1.63% | -7.68% | +3.38% | -4.40% | -9.67% | +3.40% | +13.15% | -2.20% | -15.59% |
| 2021 | +0.38% | +2.09% | +1.74% | +2.57% | +3.17% | -0.49% | -1.42% | +1.52% | -3.33% | +2.74% | -4.30% | +3.69% | +8.28% |
| 2020 | -3.41% | -6.60% | -15.13% | +6.80% | +4.68% | +4.36% | +3.93% | +4.41% | -1.68% | -2.06% | +12.60% | +5.72% | +11.12% |
| 2019 | +7.57% | +1.63% | +1.01% | +2.85% | -5.55% | +5.89% | -1.81% | -2.43% | +2.81% | +3.45% | +1.04% | +4.17% | +21.83% |
| 2018 | +5.70% | -5.31% | -0.45% | +0.58% | -1.99% | -2.13% | +2.89% | -2.35% | +0.44% | -8.30% | +1.47% | -4.94% | -14.19% |
| 2017 | +4.14% | +1.27% | +2.99% | +2.09% | +3.05% | +0.51% | +3.38% | +0.64% | +1.84% | +1.95% | +0.63% | +2.05% | +27.39% |
Drawdown analysis of VEU (VANGUARD FTSE ALL-WORLD EX-US INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the VEU was -61.54%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1338 trading sessions.
The current VEU drawdown is -3.05%.
Since Mar 8, 2007 VEU 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -61.54% | Oct 31, 2007 | 339 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1338 | Jul 1, 2014 | 1677 |
| -34.98% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 163 | Nov 11, 2020 | 704 |
| -29.32% | Jun 14, 2021 | 336 | Oct 12, 2022 | 395 | May 9, 2024 | 731 |
| -25.03% | Jul 3, 2014 | 405 | Feb 11, 2016 | 307 | May 2, 2017 | 712 |
| -13.70% | Mar 19, 2025 | 14 | Apr 8, 2025 | 17 | May 2, 2025 | 31 |
| -13.08% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 29 | Sep 27, 2007 | 47 |
| -11.42% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 26 | May 6, 2026 | 49 |
| -9.82% | Sep 26, 2024 | 73 | Jan 13, 2025 | 43 | Mar 17, 2025 | 116 |
| -7.67% | Jul 12, 2024 | 16 | Aug 5, 2024 | 12 | Aug 21, 2024 | 28 |
| -4.97% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 9 |
| -4.92% | Feb 16, 2021 | 14 | Mar 8, 2021 | 27 | Apr 15, 2021 | 41 |
| -4.87% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 13 | Dec 10, 2025 | 19 |
| -4.67% | Jun 22, 2026 | 19 | Jul 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -4.61% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 7 | Feb 9, 2021 | 13 |
| -3.98% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.76% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 10 | May 26, 2021 | 13 |
| -3.73% | Jun 4, 2007 | 3 | Jun 7, 2007 | 10 | Jun 21, 2007 | 13 |
| -3.68% | Aug 23, 2024 | 9 | Sep 6, 2024 | 9 | Sep 19, 2024 | 18 |
| -3.60% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -3.22% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 13 |
| -3.02% | Oct 12, 2007 | 6 | Oct 22, 2007 | 4 | Oct 26, 2007 | 10 |
| -2.93% | May 17, 2024 | 19 | Jun 14, 2024 | 16 | Jul 10, 2024 | 35 |
| -2.63% | Jun 12, 2025 | 5 | Jun 20, 2025 | 4 | Jun 26, 2025 | 9 |
| -2.62% | Mar 12, 2007 | 1 | Mar 13, 2007 | 5 | Mar 20, 2007 | 6 |
| -2.38% | Aug 7, 2017 | 4 | Aug 11, 2017 | 15 | Sep 1, 2017 | 19 |