HACK’s worst drop since 2014 was 43%
Amplify Cybersecurity ETF (HACK) fell 43% from Jun 2015 to Feb 2016. It took 2.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Jan 2018. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 123rd of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2014 to now
How HACK held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | HACK | 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 | −32.4% | −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 HACK’s maximum drawdown?
HACK’s deepest fall since 2014 was 42.7%, from its high on June 23, 2015 to its low on February 9, 2016. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did HACK take to recover?
2.6 years. HACK first closed above its Jun 2015 high again on January 11, 2018.
Was HACK riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, HACK’s worst drop was 42.7% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −36.6% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, November 13, 2014 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.