SFLNX’s worst drop since 2007 was 60%
Schwab Fundamental US Large Company Index Fund (SFLNX) fell 60% from Jul 2007 to Mar 2009. It took 3.6 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Feb 2011. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 55%.
That drop ranks 12th deepest among the 109 mutual funds PortfolioAutopsy tracks.
Drawdown from the last high, 2007 to now
How SFLNX held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SFLNX | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dot-com bust | 2000–02 | not trading yet | −47.5% |
| Financial crisis | 2007–09 | −60.0% | −55.2% |
| COVID crash | 2020 | −37.6% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −19.0% | −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 SFLNX’s maximum drawdown?
SFLNX’s deepest fall since 2007 was 60.0%, from its high on July 13, 2007 to its low on March 9, 2009. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SFLNX take to recover?
3.6 years. SFLNX first closed above its Jul 2007 high again on February 11, 2011.
Was SFLNX riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SFLNX’s worst drop was 60.0% against 55.2% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −52.7% against −47.4%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, April 3, 2007 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.