iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF drawdown: 5.5% below the all-time high
IShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is 5.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 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
- −5.5%
- 94.5% of ATH
- All-time high
- $150.44
- Aug 14, 2026
- Time below the high
- 28 days
- since Aug 14, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −58.9%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 3.8 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jun 11, 2026
- 3 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Mar 31, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2000#
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 4, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −58.9% | 1.8 yrs | Mar 31, 2011 | 3.8 yrs |
| Aug 31, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −45.6% | 1.6 yrs | Dec 15, 2020 | 2.3 yrs |
| Apr 16, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | −33.8% | 6 mo | Nov 3, 2003 | 1.5 yrs |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −28.9% | 4 mo | Jan 15, 2026 | 14 mo |
| Nov 8, 2021 | Sep 26, 2022 | −27.7% | 11 mo | Nov 6, 2024 | 3.0 yrs |
| Jul 7, 2011 | Oct 3, 2011 | −26.8% | 3 mo | Feb 3, 2012 | 7 mo |
| May 22, 2001 | Sep 21, 2001 | −23.9% | 4 mo | Jan 4, 2002 | 7 mo |
| Jun 23, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −20.9% | 8 mo | Jul 26, 2016 | 13 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 2000: how far iShares Core S&P Small-Cap 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 Core S&P Small-Cap ETF from its all-time high?
- iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF is currently 5.5% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 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 Core S&P Small-Cap ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2000) took iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF 58.9% below its prior high, bottoming Mar 9, 2009. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from IJR; no free deep history exists for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap 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.