SPLV’s worst drop since 2011 was 36%
Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV) fell 36% from Feb 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 1.2 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Apr 2021. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 137th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2011 to now
How SPLV held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SPLV | 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 | −36.3% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −17.3% | −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 SPLV’s maximum drawdown?
SPLV’s deepest fall since 2011 was 36.3%, from its high on February 14, 2020 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SPLV take to recover?
1.2 years. SPLV first closed above its Feb 2020 high again on April 20, 2021.
Was SPLV riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SPLV’s worst drop was 36.3% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −22.7% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, May 6, 2011 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.