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VWO · Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in VWO with dividends reinvested grew to $24,198, 6.03% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -31.86%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How VWO held up in past market crashes
VWO has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 68.3% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 17.3 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | VWO deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -68.3% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Nov 2008 | 17.3 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -12.2% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Oct 2018 | 3 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -30.7% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 4 months |
| 2022 bear market | -29.6% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 2.8 years |
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 VWO
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF is an exchange-traded fund designed to provide broad exposure to large-, mid-, and small-cap companies in emerging markets across Asia, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. The fund tracks the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, using a passive approach that mirrors the performance of companies headquartered in developing economies.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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Would VWO survive 2008? →
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