iShares Russell Midcap ETF drawdown: 3.8% below the all-time high (price)
IShares Russell Midcap ETF is 3.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Nov 13, 2026), measured on price alone — dividends are not included, the convention headlines and crash histories use. 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
- −3.8%
- 96.2% of ATH
- All-time high
- $114.82
- Aug 14, 2026
- Time below the high
- 3 mo
- since Aug 14, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −59.8%
- Mar 9, 2009
- Longest underwater
- 5.2 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- Jul 6, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Apr 7, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2001: price#
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#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataEvery decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2007 | Mar 9, 2009 | −59.8% | 1.7 yrs | Sep 13, 2012 | 5.2 yrs |
| Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | −40.6% | 32 days | Nov 9, 2020 | 9 mo |
| Mar 19, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | −32.6% | 7 mo | Oct 6, 2003 | 1.5 yrs |
| Nov 16, 2021 | Oct 14, 2022 | −27.2% | 11 mo | Jul 16, 2024 | 2.7 yrs |
| Aug 29, 2018 | Dec 24, 2018 | −22.0% | 4 mo | May 3, 2019 | 8 mo |
| Nov 25, 2024 | Apr 8, 2025 | −21.6% | 4 mo | Aug 22, 2025 | 9 mo |
| Mar 20, 2015 | Feb 11, 2016 | −20.4% | 11 mo | Aug 23, 2016 | 17 mo |
| Aug 28, 2001 | Sep 21, 2001 | −18.7% | 24 days | Dec 6, 2001 | 3 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#
Data provided bySource: Twelve DataOne dot per month since 2001: how far iShares Russell Midcap 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 Russell Midcap ETF from its all-time high?
- iShares Russell Midcap ETF is currently 3.8% below its all-time high, set Aug 14, 2026 (as of market close, Nov 13, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest iShares Russell Midcap ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2001) took iShares Russell Midcap ETF 59.8% 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 2001 from IWR; no free deep history exists for iShares Russell Midcap 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.