Performance analysis of EEM (ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EEM has had an average annual return of +19.25%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EEM has had an average annual return of +6.10%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.78% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EEM has had an average annual return of +8.29%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.91% annual.
Since Apr 14, 2003, EEM has had an average annual return of +9.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.56% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +16.76% | +33.98% | +6.50% | +8.99% | -20.56% | -3.62% | +17.03% | +18.20% | -15.31% | +37.28% | +10.87% | -16.18% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -3.92% | -3.70% | +19.10% | -18.82% | +16.51% | +68.93% | -48.88% | +33.30% | +31.19% | +32.61% | +24.63% | +63.14% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +8.02% | +5.89% | -9.25% | +12.68% | +7.20% | +0.22% | -7.09% | +16.76% | |||||
| 2025 | +2.15% | +1.15% | +1.13% | +0.14% | +4.02% | +6.99% | +0.66% | +2.68% | +7.10% | +3.56% | -1.77% | +2.17% | +33.98% |
| 2024 | -4.53% | +4.17% | +2.73% | -0.22% | +1.95% | +2.62% | +0.84% | +0.98% | +5.74% | -3.07% | -2.68% | -1.69% | +6.50% |
| 2023 | +9.13% | -7.57% | +3.22% | -0.84% | -2.40% | +4.40% | +6.04% | -6.63% | -3.12% | -3.29% | +7.79% | +3.60% | +8.99% |
| 2022 | -0.02% | -4.32% | -3.38% | -6.13% | +0.61% | -5.14% | -0.35% | -1.33% | -11.54% | -1.98% | +15.59% | -2.65% | -20.56% |
| 2021 | +3.17% | +0.79% | -0.73% | +1.20% | +1.65% | +0.95% | -6.44% | +1.57% | -3.87% | +1.07% | -4.08% | +1.53% | -3.62% |
| 2020 | -6.15% | -3.77% | -15.77% | +7.35% | +2.98% | +6.61% | +8.25% | +2.89% | -1.01% | +1.41% | +8.99% | +7.13% | +17.03% |
| 2019 | +10.34% | -1.53% | +1.13% | +2.35% | -7.33% | +6.21% | -2.66% | -3.78% | +1.69% | +4.18% | -0.09% | +7.71% | +18.20% |
| 2018 | +8.30% | -5.90% | +0.54% | -2.82% | -2.62% | -4.54% | +3.53% | -3.77% | -0.58% | -8.76% | +4.90% | -3.50% | -15.31% |
| 2017 | +6.65% | +1.74% | +3.68% | +1.70% | +2.85% | +0.93% | +5.82% | +2.35% | -0.04% | +3.28% | -0.39% | +3.77% | +37.28% |
Drawdown analysis of EEM (ISHARES MSCI EMERGING MARKETS ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EEM was -66.45%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2221 trading sessions.
The current EEM drawdown is -10.74%.
Since Apr 14, 2003 EEM has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 11 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -66.45% | Oct 31, 2007 | 267 | Nov 20, 2008 | 2221 | Sep 19, 2017 | 2488 |
| -39.80% | Feb 17, 2021 | 425 | Oct 24, 2022 | 722 | Sep 11, 2025 | 1147 |
| -38.22% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 713 |
| -26.24% | May 9, 2006 | 24 | Jun 13, 2006 | 121 | Dec 4, 2006 | 145 |
| -21.38% | Apr 12, 2004 | 25 | May 17, 2004 | 119 | Nov 4, 2004 | 144 |
| -17.73% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 25 | Sep 21, 2007 | 43 |
| -13.52% | Feb 25, 2026 | 23 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 36 |
| -12.02% | Oct 3, 2005 | 13 | Oct 20, 2005 | 29 | Dec 1, 2005 | 42 |
| -11.97% | Mar 7, 2005 | 28 | Apr 15, 2005 | 60 | Jul 12, 2005 | 88 |
| -11.24% | Feb 21, 2007 | 8 | Mar 5, 2007 | 21 | Apr 3, 2007 | 29 |
| -11.12% | Jun 22, 2026 | 18 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -8.77% | Jun 2, 2026 | 3 | Jun 5, 2026 | 9 | Jun 18, 2026 | 12 |
| -8.02% | Jan 31, 2006 | 26 | Mar 9, 2006 | 17 | Apr 3, 2006 | 43 |
| -7.27% | Mar 1, 2004 | 10 | Mar 15, 2004 | 14 | Apr 2, 2004 | 24 |
| -5.94% | Jan 3, 2007 | 5 | Jan 10, 2007 | 9 | Jan 24, 2007 | 14 |
| -5.72% | Aug 10, 2005 | 10 | Aug 24, 2005 | 8 | Sep 6, 2005 | 18 |
| -5.42% | Dec 31, 2004 | 13 | Jan 20, 2005 | 8 | Feb 1, 2005 | 21 |
| -5.42% | May 8, 2026 | 7 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 11 |
| -5.34% | Jan 21, 2021 | 6 | Jan 29, 2021 | 6 | Feb 8, 2021 | 12 |
| -5.30% | Sep 8, 2003 | 14 | Sep 26, 2003 | 6 | Oct 6, 2003 | 20 |
| -5.29% | Nov 22, 2017 | 9 | Dec 6, 2017 | 16 | Dec 29, 2017 | 25 |
| -5.20% | Oct 29, 2025 | 17 | Nov 21, 2025 | 27 | Jan 2, 2026 | 44 |
| -5.00% | Jan 26, 2004 | 8 | Feb 5, 2004 | 4 | Feb 11, 2004 | 12 |
| -4.87% | Nov 5, 2003 | 11 | Nov 20, 2003 | 6 | Dec 1, 2003 | 17 |
| -4.78% | Jun 1, 2007 | 4 | Jun 7, 2007 | 6 | Jun 15, 2007 | 10 |