AOK’s worst drop since 2008 was 19%
iShares Core Conservative Allocation ETF (AOK) fell 19% from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022. It took 2.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jul 2024. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 178th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2008 to now
How AOK held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AOK | 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 | −14.5% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −18.1% | −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 AOK’s maximum drawdown?
AOK’s deepest fall since 2008 was 18.8%, from its high on November 5, 2021 to its low on October 14, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AOK take to recover?
2.7 years. AOK first closed above its Nov 2021 high again on July 16, 2024.
Was AOK riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AOK’s worst drop was 18.8% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −17.5% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, November 20, 2008 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.