FZILX’s worst drop since 2018 was 34%
Fidelity ZERO International Index Fund (FZILX) fell 34% from Jan 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 0.8 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 75th of the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2018 to now
How FZILX held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | FZILX | 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 | −34.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −28.7% | −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 FZILX’s maximum drawdown?
FZILX’s deepest fall since 2018 was 34.4%, from its high on January 17, 2020 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did FZILX take to recover?
0.8 years. FZILX first closed above its Jan 2020 high again on November 9, 2020.
Was FZILX riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, FZILX’s worst drop was 34.4% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −27.6% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, August 6, 2018 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.