Performance analysis of VWO (VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, VWO has had an average annual return of +15.97%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, VWO has had an average annual return of +5.44%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, VWO has had an average annual return of +7.83%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Mar 10, 2005, VWO has had an average annual return of +6.83%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +10.91% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9.61% | +25.58% | +10.58% | +9.26% | -17.99% | +1.30% | +15.19% | +20.76% | -14.77% | +31.47% | +12.21% | -15.81% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | ||
| -0.06% | -4.92% | +19.20% | -18.75% | +19.46% | +76.29% | -52.49% | +37.26% | +29.37% | +23.53% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.04% | +2.89% | -6.97% | +9.03% | +1.61% | -0.20% | -1.39% | +9.61% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.82% | +0.74% | +1.29% | -0.02% | +3.87% | +5.54% | +0.69% | +3.47% | +5.69% | +1.46% | -1.22% | +0.93% | +25.58% |
| 2024 | -3.55% | +3.48% | +1.92% | +0.96% | +2.16% | +1.97% | +1.21% | +0.97% | +7.32% | -2.67% | -2.15% | -1.04% | +10.58% |
| 2023 | +8.34% | -6.66% | +2.56% | -0.39% | -2.96% | +4.75% | +5.87% | -5.90% | -2.47% | -3.24% | +7.09% | +3.33% | +9.26% |
| 2022 | +0.42% | -3.72% | -3.25% | -5.83% | +0.46% | -3.86% | -0.79% | -0.46% | -10.09% | -2.85% | +14.30% | -2.23% | -17.99% |
| 2021 | +3.13% | +1.57% | -0.71% | +1.79% | +1.70% | +1.33% | -5.89% | +2.19% | -3.34% | +1.30% | -2.90% | +1.55% | +1.30% |
| 2020 | -5.53% | -3.55% | -17.04% | +7.81% | +3.29% | +6.47% | +8.58% | +2.74% | -1.19% | +1.32% | +8.56% | +6.01% | +15.19% |
| 2019 | +9.66% | -0.38% | +2.31% | +2.14% | -6.38% | +5.37% | -1.81% | -3.26% | +0.93% | +3.95% | +0.50% | +7.07% | +20.76% |
| 2018 | +8.56% | -5.36% | -0.22% | -2.76% | -2.34% | -4.79% | +3.98% | -4.19% | -1.35% | -7.66% | +4.83% | -3.34% | -14.77% |
| 2017 | +5.75% | +2.24% | +2.84% | +1.56% | +0.99% | +0.85% | +5.34% | +3% | -0.49% | +2.43% | -0.34% | +3.70% | +31.47% |
Drawdown analysis of VWO (VANGUARD EMERGING MARKETS STOCK INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the VWO was -67.69%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2219 trading sessions.
The current VWO drawdown is -3.89%.
Since Mar 10, 2005 VWO has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 8 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.69% | Oct 31, 2007 | 267 | Nov 20, 2008 | 2219 | Sep 15, 2017 | 2486 |
| -36.39% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 166 | Nov 16, 2020 | 707 |
| -34.30% | Feb 17, 2021 | 425 | Oct 24, 2022 | 669 | Jun 26, 2025 | 1094 |
| -25.99% | May 9, 2006 | 24 | Jun 13, 2006 | 121 | Dec 4, 2006 | 145 |
| -18.05% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 25 | Sep 21, 2007 | 43 |
| -11.61% | Feb 22, 2007 | 7 | Mar 5, 2007 | 21 | Apr 3, 2007 | 28 |
| -11.17% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 36 |
| -11.00% | Sep 30, 2005 | 14 | Oct 20, 2005 | 21 | Nov 18, 2005 | 35 |
| -9.79% | Mar 10, 2005 | 34 | Apr 28, 2005 | 50 | Jul 11, 2005 | 84 |
| -6.63% | Feb 1, 2006 | 23 | Mar 7, 2006 | 19 | Apr 3, 2006 | 42 |
| -5.67% | Jun 2, 2026 | 6 | Jun 10, 2026 | 7 | Jun 22, 2026 | 13 |
| -5.55% | Jun 22, 2026 | 18 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -5.39% | Jan 3, 2007 | 5 | Jan 10, 2007 | 9 | Jan 24, 2007 | 14 |
| -4.98% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 5 | Feb 5, 2021 | 11 |
| -4.95% | Oct 18, 2007 | 1 | Oct 19, 2007 | 5 | Oct 26, 2007 | 6 |
| -4.84% | Oct 29, 2025 | 17 | Nov 21, 2025 | 27 | Jan 2, 2026 | 44 |
| -4.80% | Aug 11, 2005 | 9 | Aug 24, 2005 | 8 | Sep 6, 2005 | 17 |
| -4.78% | Nov 22, 2017 | 9 | Dec 6, 2017 | 15 | Dec 28, 2017 | 24 |
| -4.74% | May 6, 2026 | 9 | May 19, 2026 | 9 | Jun 2, 2026 | 18 |
| -4.46% | Oct 8, 2025 | 2 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 8 |
| -4.21% | Jun 1, 2007 | 4 | Jun 7, 2007 | 5 | Jun 14, 2007 | 9 |
| -3.93% | Jan 9, 2006 | 6 | Jan 18, 2006 | 5 | Jan 25, 2006 | 11 |
| -3.66% | Apr 25, 2007 | 3 | Apr 30, 2007 | 4 | May 4, 2007 | 7 |
| -3.30% | Jul 23, 2025 | 7 | Aug 1, 2025 | 8 | Aug 13, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.26% | Jan 24, 2007 | 3 | Jan 29, 2007 | 6 | Feb 6, 2007 | 9 |