AOR’s worst drop since 2008 was 24%
iShares Core Growth Allocation ETF (AOR) fell 24% from Nov 2008 to Mar 2009. It took 0.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Aug 2009. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 169th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2008 to now
How AOR held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | AOR | 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 | −23.0% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −21.5% | −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 AOR’s maximum drawdown?
AOR’s deepest fall since 2008 was 24.5%, from its high on November 28, 2008 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did AOR take to recover?
0.7 years. AOR first closed above its Nov 2008 high again on August 13, 2009.
Was AOR riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, AOR’s worst drop was 24.5% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −19.6% 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.