DODGX’s worst drop since 1999 was 63%
Dodge & Cox Stock Fund (DODGX) fell 63% from Jul 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 5.7 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Mar 2013. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 7th deepest among the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 1999 to now
How DODGX held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | DODGX | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | −28.7% | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −63.2% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −40.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −21.8% | −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 DODGX’s maximum drawdown?
DODGX’s deepest fall since 1999 was 63.2%, from its high on July 19, 2007 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did DODGX take to recover?
5.7 years. DODGX first closed above its Jul 2007 high again on March 28, 2013.
Was DODGX riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, DODGX’s worst drop was 63.2% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −54.7% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 5, 1999 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.