MCHI’s worst drop since 2011 was 63%
iShares MSCI China ETF (MCHI) fell 63% from Feb 2021 to Oct 2022. It has not closed above that Feb 2021 peak since, 5.6 years later. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop ranks 53rd deepest among the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2011 to now
How MCHI held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | MCHI | 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 | −22.8% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −45.1% | −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 MCHI’s maximum drawdown?
MCHI’s deepest fall since 2011 was 62.8%, from its high on February 17, 2021 to its low on October 31, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did MCHI take to recover?
It has not recovered yet. As of October 13, 2026 it sits 39.8% below that Feb 2021 high.
Was MCHI riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, MCHI’s worst drop was 62.8% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −49.6% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, April 1, 2011 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.