FYI: I was wondering what happened to the funds that were most hated in the bear-market year of 2008. As you may recall, the sell-off was centered on the teetering financial sector as brokerages and banks were either imploding or at risk of doing so. Yet unlike in some past bear markets, the sell-off hit nearly every asset class except Treasuries. The whole Morningstar Style Box took a pounding, as did foreign equities and even bonds.
Regards,
Ted
https://www.morningstar.com/articles/955885/where-are-they-now-funds-that-got-dumped-in-2008