ROBO’s worst drop since 2013 was 44%
ROBO Global Robotics and Automation ETF (ROBO) fell 44% from Nov 2021 to Oct 2022. It took 4.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2025. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 121st of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2013 to now
How ROBO held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | ROBO | 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 | −34.2% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −42.3% | −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 ROBO’s maximum drawdown?
ROBO’s deepest fall since 2013 was 43.7%, from its high on November 4, 2021 to its low on October 14, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did ROBO take to recover?
4.1 years. ROBO first closed above its Nov 2021 high again on December 10, 2025.
Was ROBO riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, ROBO’s worst drop was 43.7% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −40.3% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, October 23, 2013 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.