A $10,000 investment in VUG on Oct 31, 2007, which fell 51% at its low, is now worth $100,122, or about 13% a year, versus $71,189 in SPY. The Nov 19, 2021 peak fell 36% and took 795 days to recover; it is now worth $17,350 against $17,742 in SPY, the only tested entry point where VUG still trails the S&P 500. A 23% drop in early 2025 during the tariff sell-off recovered in 125 days, leaving the holding roughly even with SPY at $12,959 versus $12,944. The predecessor Vanguard Growth Index Fund Investor Shares, bought at the Mar 27, 2000 peak, took about 12.5 years to break even after a 56% decline. The article says VUG best suits investors with at least a decade ahead, since its top holdings NVIDIA, Apple and Microsoft make up 36% of the fund.
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