DGRO’s worst drop since 2014 was 35%
iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) fell 35% from Feb 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 0.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Nov 2020. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 144th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2014 to now
How DGRO held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DGRO | 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 | −35.1% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −19.3% | −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 DGRO’s maximum drawdown?
DGRO’s deepest fall since 2014 was 35.1%, from its high on February 12, 2020 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DGRO take to recover?
0.7 years. DGRO first closed above its Feb 2020 high again on November 9, 2020.
Was DGRO riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DGRO’s worst drop was 35.1% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −21.3% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, June 13, 2014 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.