Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)
Top ETFs · International Developed · data since 2007-07-26 · last close 2026-10-26
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) monthly returns (%)
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.0 | 6.1 | -8.6 | 7.4 | 4.3 | -0.2 | -0.9 | 3.0 | -2.9 | -1.8 | · | · |
| 2025 | 4.4 | 2.3 | -0.0 | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.4 | -1.4 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| 2024 | -1.1 | 2.7 | 3.7 | -3.4 | 4.7 | -1.6 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 1.1 | -5.1 | 0.4 | -3.5 |
| 2023 | 9.0 | -3.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | -3.7 | 4.4 | 3.1 | -4.0 | -3.8 | -3.4 | 8.8 | 5.6 |
| 2022 | -3.9 | -2.6 | 0.7 | -6.8 | 1.6 | -9.2 | 5.3 | -5.8 | -9.9 | 6.1 | 12.6 | -2.2 |
| 2021 | -0.7 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.6 | -0.9 | 0.5 | 1.3 | -3.4 | 3.2 | -4.6 | 4.3 |
| 2020 | -3.0 | -7.7 | -15.2 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 2.6 | 5.2 | -1.8 | -3.5 | 14.3 | 5.6 |
| 2019 | 7.5 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 2.8 | -5.2 | 5.9 | -2.0 | -1.9 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 3.6 |
| 2018 | 4.8 | -5.1 | -0.4 | 1.3 | -1.4 | -1.6 | 2.3 | -1.7 | 0.7 | -8.6 | 0.5 | -5.7 |
| 2017 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 0.0 | 2.5 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 2016 | -5.5 | -3.1 | 7.2 | 2.3 | -0.3 | -2.1 | 4.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -2.4 | -1.5 | 2.5 |
| 2015 | 0.7 | 6.2 | -1.2 | 3.9 | -0.1 | -2.9 | 1.5 | -7.2 | -4.1 | 6.7 | -0.8 | -2.1 |
| 2014 | -5.2 | 6.0 | -0.3 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 1.0 | -2.4 | 0.3 | -4.2 | -0.3 | 0.0 | -3.8 |
| 2013 | 3.8 | -1.1 | 1.2 | 5.2 | -3.0 | -2.8 | 5.2 | -1.6 | 7.8 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 2012 | 5.6 | 4.9 | 0.3 | -2.4 | -11.2 | 7.0 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 2011 | 2.2 | 3.7 | -2.5 | 6.2 | -2.7 | -1.2 | -2.4 | -8.6 | -11.3 | 9.8 | -2.1 | -2.1 |
| 2010 | -5.4 | 0.7 | 6.3 | -2.8 | -11.5 | -1.8 | 11.7 | -3.6 | 9.7 | 4.1 | -4.9 | 8.4 |
| 2009 | -14.0 | -10.1 | 8.4 | 11.8 | 13.1 | -1.8 | 10.6 | 4.5 | 3.9 | -2.8 | 4.1 | 0.8 |
| 2008 | -7.4 | -1.0 | 0.4 | 5.4 | 1.2 | -8.7 | -3.5 | -4.0 | -11.6 | -20.6 | -6.6 | 9.0 |
| 2007 | · | · | · | · | · | · | 0.0 | -0.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | -3.8 | -2.8 |
| Avg | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | -0.5 | 2.0 | -0.7 | -0.6 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| Median | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.8 | 1.2 | -1.2 | 1.9 | -0.0 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 1.9 |
October so far: -1.8% against an average of -0.1% and a median of +1.8% across 19 completed Octobers, 11 of them positive.
Values in %. Current and first-listed months are partial (greyed) and are left out of the Avg and Median rows.
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VEA seasonality — average by calendar month
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has monthly history back to 2007. Its strongest month by median is April — positive in 15 of 19 years, median +2.8%, and higher in 7 of the last 9. June is the soft spot, down in 12 of 19 with a median of -1.2%. Across its full record it has closed 58% of months higher, swings ±5.1% in an average month and has fallen 60.7% peak to trough.
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg | +0.1% | +0.2% | +0.5% | +2.7% | +0.3% | -0.5% | +2.0% | -0.7% | -0.6% | -0.1% | +1.2% | +1.5% |
| Win rate | 53%/19 | 58%/19 | 63%/19 | 79%/19 | 53%/19 | 37%/19 | 65%/20 | 50%/20 | 55%/20 | 58%/19 | 58%/19 | 63%/19 |
Win rate = share of positive months / sample size.
VEA risk & extremes
VEA drawdown & rolling returns
Percent below the all-time high at each month-end — how far underwater the asset was.
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Frequently asked questions
What was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF's best month?+
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF's strongest completed month on record is November 2020, at +14.30%.
What was Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF's worst month?+
Its weakest completed month on record is October 2008, at -20.56%.
Is Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF up this year?+
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF is up 11.76% year to date, measured from its last close before 1 January.
What is Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF's 1-year return?+
+15.97% over the past twelve months, comparing the latest close with the most recent close on or before the same date a year earlier.
What is Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF's biggest drawdown?+
The deepest peak-to-trough fall on record is 60.7%, measured on month-end closes since 2007.
Which calendar month is historically best for Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF?+
April has the highest average return across every completed April since 2007. An average is not a forecast.
About Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF is an international developed business worth about $314 billion. Tracked here from its first session onward — every monthly, quarterly and weekly return on record since 2007, with no gaps filled in and nothing smoothed. And the long game: $100 at its first close here (2007) would be about $262 today.
Did you know?
- Its best month on record was November 2020 at +14.3%; its worst, October 2008 at -20.56%.
- It has closed April in the green 15 out of 19 times — calendar astrology, but the fun kind.
Trivia for entertainment — the numbers come from our price data; the jokes don't.