iShares Biotechnology ETF drawdown: 6.5% below the all-time high
IShares Biotechnology ETF is 6.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 19, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −6.5%
- 93.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $216.96
- Aug 19, 2026
- Time below the high
- 23 days
- since Aug 19, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −62.8%
- Jul 10, 2002
- Longest underwater
- 9.9 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Aug 18, 2026
- 24 days ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 10, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2001#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2001 | Jul 10, 2002 | −62.8% | 13 mo | Apr 28, 2011 | 9.9 yrs |
| Aug 9, 2021 | Jun 16, 2022 | −39.9% | 10 mo | Jan 7, 2026 | 4.4 yrs |
| Jul 20, 2015 | Jun 27, 2016 | −39.3% | 11 mo | May 11, 2020 | 4.8 yrs |
| Feb 12, 2001 | Apr 3, 2001 | −34.7% | 50 days | May 22, 2001 | 3 mo |
| Jul 8, 2011 | Aug 8, 2011 | −22.7% | 31 days | Jan 10, 2012 | 6 mo |
| Feb 25, 2014 | Apr 14, 2014 | −21.2% | 48 days | Aug 26, 2014 | 6 mo |
| Feb 8, 2021 | May 13, 2021 | −15.3% | 3 mo | Aug 5, 2021 | 6 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2001: how far iShares Biotechnology ETF stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is iShares Biotechnology ETF from its all-time high?
- iShares Biotechnology ETF is currently 6.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 19, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest iShares Biotechnology ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2001) took iShares Biotechnology ETF 62.8% below its prior high, bottoming Jul 10, 2002. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from IBB; no free deep history exists for iShares Biotechnology ETF — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.