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VIGRX · Vanguard Growth Index Fund Investor Shares
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in VIGRX with dividends reinvested grew to $102,154, 16.66% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -33.22%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested
How VIGRX held up in past market crashes
VIGRX has been through 5 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 56.9% in the Dot-com bust, when the S&P 500 fell 49.1%. It took 10.8 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | VIGRX deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | -56.9% | -49.1% | Mar 2000 to Jul 2002 | 10.8 years |
| 2008 financial crisis | -51.4% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 | 2.9 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -22.6% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 4 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -31.7% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 3 months |
| 2022 bear market | -34.8% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 15 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About VIGRX
Vanguard Growth Index Fund Investor Shares is a mutual fund designed to replicate the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Growth Index, which represents the growth segment of large-capitalization U.S. equities. The fund employs a passive, index-tracking strategy, investing primarily in a diverse selection of growth-oriented stocks from major U.S. companies. Its portfolio is heavily weighted toward prominent technology-related firms such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Apple, and Amazon, as well as leading companies from the consumer cyclical and healthcare sectors. With over half of its assets concentrated in its top 10 holdings, the fund exhibits a strong bias toward the largest and most influential growth companies in the U.S. market. Known for its low expense ratio and disciplined, rules-based approach, the fund serves as a key instrument for investors seeking broad exposure to U.S. large-cap growth stocks. It plays an important role in tracking the performance of this influential segment, offering diversification within a single, low-cost product and serving as a benchmark representative for the large-growth equity category.
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