| VEA | |
|---|---|
| Total return | +158.6% |
| Annualised (CAGR) | +10.0% |
| Volatility (annualised) | +15.4% |
| Sharpe (rf = 0) | 0.65 |
| Deepest drawdown | -35.7% |
| Drawdown peak → trough | 2018-01-26 → 2020-03-23 |
Over the 10.0 years to 2026-09-21 the fund returned +158.6% in total (+10.0% a year), with a deepest drawdown of -35.7% from 2018-01-26 to 2020-03-23. Its worst calendar year was 2022 (-15.4%), its best 2025 (+35.2%).
| Year | VEA |
|---|---|
| 2026 | +16.5% |
| 2025 | +35.2% |
| 2024 | +3.2% |
| 2023 | +17.9% |
| 2022 | -15.4% |
| 2021 | +11.7% |
| 2020 | +9.7% |
| 2019 | +22.6% |
| 2018 | -14.8% |
| 2017 | +26.4% |
| 2016 | -1.6% |
It does not say VEA is a good or bad fund, and it is not a forecast. Returns above are history: they already include dividends and already exclude the fund's own fees. A drawdown of -35.7% means an investor who bought at the peak would have watched that much value disappear before it recovered — how long that takes is the part most tables leave out.
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