The 2008 test · real data

Would BIL survive 2008?

Spdr Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-bill ETF

It doesn't have to be a hypothetical — BIL was there. Here's exactly what happened to it through the global financial crisis and the recovery that followed.

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BIL fell 1% from its 2008-09 peak to its 2013-11 trough — $10,000 at the peak dipped to about $9,938 — and had not fully recovered by the end of 2013 (dividends reinvested).

Real 2007-05 – 2013-12 data. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 in BIL · 2007-05 – 2013-12 · dividends reinvested

Worst drawdown

-0.62%

Peak → trough

2008-09 → 2013-11

Months underwater

not recovered by 2013

Total return 2007-05–2013-12

-0.04%

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