FBCG’s worst drop since 2020 was 43%
Fidelity Blue Chip Growth ETF (FBCG) fell 43% from Nov 2021 to Dec 2022. It took 2.2 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 25%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 55th of the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2020 to now
How FBCG held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | FBCG | 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 | not trading yet | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −41.3% | −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 FBCG’s maximum drawdown?
FBCG’s deepest fall since 2020 was 43.5%, from its high on November 18, 2021 to its low on December 28, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did FBCG take to recover?
2.2 years. FBCG first closed above its Nov 2021 high again on February 9, 2024.
Was FBCG riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, FBCG’s worst drop was 43.5% against 24.5% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −42.6% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, June 8, 2020 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.