FSPGX’s worst drop since 2016 was 33%
Fidelity Large Cap Growth Index Fund (FSPGX) fell 33% from Dec 2021 to Oct 2022. It took 2.0 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2023. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 82nd of the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2016 to now
How FSPGX held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | FSPGX | 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 | −31.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −32.2% | −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 FSPGX’s maximum drawdown?
FSPGX’s deepest fall since 2016 was 32.6%, from its high on December 27, 2021 to its low on October 14, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did FSPGX take to recover?
2.0 years. FSPGX first closed above its Dec 2021 high again on December 19, 2023.
Was FSPGX riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, FSPGX’s worst drop was 32.6% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −31.0% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, June 17, 2016 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.