SPYD’s worst drop since 2015 was 46%
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) fell 46% from Jan 2020 to Mar 2020. It took 1.1 years from that peak to close at a new high, in Feb 2021. Over the same years the S&P 500 fell as much as 34%.
That drop is milder than most. It ranks 111th of the 203 ETFs PortfolioAutopsy tracks, counted from the deepest.
Drawdown from the last high, 2015 to now
How SPYD held up in each crash
| Crash | Years | SPYD | 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 | −46.4% | −33.7% |
| 2022 rate shock | 2022 | −20.3% | −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 SPYD’s maximum drawdown?
SPYD’s deepest fall since 2015 was 46.4%, from its high on January 16, 2020 to its low on March 23, 2020. The figure uses daily prices with dividends reinvested.
How long did SPYD take to recover?
1.1 years. SPYD first closed above its Jan 2020 high again on February 24, 2021.
Was SPYD riskier than the S&P 500?
Over the same years, SPYD’s worst drop was 46.4% against 33.7% for the S&P 500 (SPY), and its worst 12 months were −40.8% against −19.7%.
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Daily adjusted closes from Yahoo Finance, October 23, 2015 through October 13, 2026, dividends reinvested. Historical facts, not a forecast and not investment advice.