ITB’s worst drop since 2006 was 86%
iShares US Home Construction ETF (ITB) fell 86% from May 2006 to Mar 2009. It took 11.6 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 55%.
That drop ranks 11th deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2006 to now
How ITB held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | ITB | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −78.9% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −52.1% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −39.6% | −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 ITB’s maximum drawdown?
ITB’s deepest fall since 2006 was 86.2%, from its high on May 8, 2006 to its low on March 6, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did ITB take to recover?
11.6 years. ITB first closed above its May 2006 high again on January 3, 2018.
Was ITB riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, ITB’s worst drop was 86.2% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −64.4% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 8, 2006 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.