IGV’s worst drop since 2001 was 61%
iShares Expanded Tech-Software ETF (IGV) fell 61% from Aug 2001 to Oct 2002. It took 6.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Sep 2007. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 60th deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2001 to now
How IGV held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | IGV | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −49.8% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −30.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −38.5% | −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 IGV’s maximum drawdown?
IGV’s deepest fall since 2001 was 61.4%, from its high on August 2, 2001 to its low on October 7, 2002. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did IGV take to recover?
6.1 years. IGV first closed above its Aug 2001 high again on September 25, 2007.
Was IGV riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, IGV’s worst drop was 61.4% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −56.3% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, July 18, 2001 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.