Drawdowns
This chart answers the question most worth knowing in advance: how far below its previous peak has this portfolio fallen, and how many years did it take to climb back? Growth charts are the ones people love to look at; this underwater chart is the one that decides whether you can actually hold on.
The depth below the zero line is how far the portfolio sat beneath its previous peak; the width of each underwater stretch is how many years the recovery took. The deepest episode and the longest episode are often not the same one. Look at both.
Key readings
- Deepest drawdown
- −35.2% (1972-1974)
- Longest underwater period
- 13 years (1972-1985)
Data and limits
Annual data understate true maximum drawdowns — intra-year lows are deeper than year-end snapshots. Treat these figures as a floor, not a ceiling: the lived experience of holding was bumpier than this chart can show.
Portfolio math assumes annual rebalancing.
Data are annual real (inflation-adjusted) returns; sources and definitions are documented in "Where the chart data comes from" on the methodology page. methodology page
Everything above is computed from historical data and your inputs. History does not guarantee the future. Not investment advice.
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