The 2008 test · real data

Would XBB.TO survive 2008?

Ishares Core Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF

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

All figures on this page are in Canadian dollars (CAD), the currency XBB.TO trades in.

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XBB.TO fell 5% from its 2007-02 peak to its 2008-10 trough (CA$10,000 at the peak dipped to about CA$9,476) and took 30 months from peak to full recovery (dividends reinvested).

Real 2007-01 to 2013-12 data. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of CA$10,000 in XBB.TO · 2007-01 to 2013-12 · dividends reinvested

Worst drawdown

-5.24%

Peak → trough

2007-02 → 2008-10

Months underwater

Total return 2007-01 to 2013-12

3.02%

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