SCHG’s worst drop since 2010 was 35%
Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG) fell 35% from Nov 2021 to Jan 2023. It took 2.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Dec 2023. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 150th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2010 to now
How SCHG held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SCHG | 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 | −33.9% | −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 SCHG’s maximum drawdown?
SCHG’s deepest fall since 2010 was 34.6%, from its high on November 19, 2021 to its low on January 5, 2023. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SCHG take to recover?
2.1 years. SCHG first closed above its Nov 2021 high again on December 18, 2023.
Was SCHG riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SCHG’s worst drop was 34.6% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −34.1% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, January 5, 2010 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.