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VXF · Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in VXF with dividends reinvested grew to $55,598, 11.98% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -33.24%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How VXF held up in past market crashes
VXF has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 59.4% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 23 months from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | VXF deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -59.4% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Mar 2009 | 23 months |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -24.8% | -20.2% | Sep 2018 to Dec 2018 | 11 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -41.7% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5 months |
| 2022 bear market | -31.3% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Sep 2022 | 2.1 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 VXF
Vanguard Extended Market ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides diversified exposure to U.S. small- and mid-cap companies outside the S&P 500. It seeks to track the S&P Completion Index through a passive, index-based approach, giving investors access to a broad segment of the domestic equity market that complements large-cap holdings. The fund typically holds a wide range of stocks across sectors such as technology, industrials, financials, health care, and consumer industries, with a portfolio structure designed to mirror the characteristics of its benchmark. Managed by Vanguard, it is used as a core building block for broad U.S. equity allocation and for extending exposure beyond the largest companies in the market. The fund’s emphasis on market coverage, diversification, and low-cost indexing makes it a widely used vehicle in portfolio construction.
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