AIQ’s worst drop since 2018 was 45%
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF (AIQ) fell 45% from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022. It took 2.3 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Feb 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 118th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2018 to now
How AIQ held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AIQ | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | not trading yet | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −31.9% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −42.0% | −24.5% |
Each number is the deepest fall from a high inside that window, using daily prices with dividends reinvested.
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What was AIQ’s maximum drawdown?
AIQ’s deepest fall since 2018 was 44.6%, from its high on November 16, 2021 to its low on October 14, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AIQ take to recover?
2.3 years. AIQ first closed above its Nov 2021 high again on February 26, 2024.
Was AIQ riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AIQ’s worst drop was 44.6% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −42.3% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 17, 2018 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.