SCHY’s worst drop since 2021 was 24%
Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF (SCHY) fell 24% from Feb 2022 to Sep 2022. It took 1.9 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 25%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 170th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2021 to now
How SCHY held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SCHY | 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 | not trading yet | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −24.0% | −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 SCHY’s maximum drawdown?
SCHY’s deepest fall since 2021 was 24.0%, from its high on February 9, 2022 to its low on September 27, 2022. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SCHY take to recover?
1.9 years. SCHY first closed above its Feb 2022 high again on December 26, 2023.
Was SCHY riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SCHY’s worst drop was 24.0% against 24.5% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −20.1% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, April 30, 2021 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.