Performance analysis of EWG (ISHARES MSCI GERMANY ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EWG has had an average annual return of +17.72%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EWG has had an average annual return of +6.53%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EWG has had an average annual return of +7.81%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.53% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, EWG has had an average annual return of +5.11%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.59% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +2.52% | +35.77% | +9.82% | +23.36% | -22.20% | +5.84% | +10.08% | +19.15% | -21.38% | +27.45% | +3.60% | -2.79% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -11.96% | +30.83% | +32.41% | -17.65% | +8.22% | +20.43% | -43.48% | +33.33% | +35.32% | +9.64% | +16.28% | +66.64% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -34.05% | -21.64% | -18.02% | +21.98% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +1.43% | +2.85% | -10.53% | +6.53% | +2.77% | +0.32% | +2.52% | ||||||
| 2025 | +8.83% | +4.16% | +2.80% | +6.50% | +6.28% | +2.47% | -2.74% | +1.78% | -0.65% | -2.12% | +0.47% | +3.86% | +35.77% |
| 2024 | -2.09% | +5.40% | +3.62% | -4.06% | +5.25% | -2.13% | +1.60% | +4.89% | +3.71% | -4.49% | -0.16% | -1.39% | +9.82% |
| 2023 | +13.38% | -2.68% | +4.29% | +3.34% | -4.86% | +4.91% | +2.63% | -4.77% | -6.16% | -3.89% | +12.83% | +4.51% | +23.36% |
| 2022 | -2.35% | -9.15% | -2.37% | -8.39% | +5.07% | -13.20% | +2.48% | -7.38% | -9.62% | +10.53% | +16.37% | -2.57% | -22.20% |
| 2021 | -0.98% | +1.75% | +4.47% | +3.53% | +3.35% | -1.65% | -0.23% | +1.25% | -5.81% | +2.58% | -5.80% | +3.94% | +5.84% |
| 2020 | -2.96% | -8.10% | -18.08% | +9.78% | +9.37% | +6.21% | +4.21% | +6.55% | -3.22% | -9.78% | +16.29% | +4.80% | +10.08% |
| 2019 | +5.68% | +1.90% | -1.40% | +6.98% | -6.53% | +7.06% | -4.38% | -2.12% | +2.51% | +6.10% | +1.36% | +1.59% | +19.15% |
| 2018 | +6.02% | -7.37% | -1.20% | +1.31% | -2.53% | -2.96% | +4.44% | -3.45% | -1.62% | -8.37% | -1.50% | -5.55% | -21.38% |
| 2017 | +3.89% | +0.04% | +4.47% | +3.24% | +4.51% | -0.52% | +1.45% | +0.16% | +5.43% | +1.97% | +0.51% | -0.41% | +27.45% |
Drawdown analysis of EWG (ISHARES MSCI GERMANY ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EWG was -67.59%, occurring on Mar 12, 2003. Recovery took 794 trading sessions.
The current EWG drawdown is -2.22%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 EWG has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 4 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 10 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -67.59% | Feb 23, 2000 | 764 | Mar 12, 2003 | 794 | May 5, 2006 | 1558 |
| -63.12% | Dec 10, 2007 | 312 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1207 | Dec 20, 2013 | 1519 |
| -46.78% | Jan 23, 2018 | 541 | Mar 18, 2020 | 247 | Mar 11, 2021 | 788 |
| -43.38% | Jun 7, 2021 | 330 | Sep 27, 2022 | 497 | Sep 19, 2024 | 827 |
| -26.62% | Jun 6, 2014 | 424 | Feb 11, 2016 | 310 | May 5, 2017 | 734 |
| -17.58% | May 10, 2006 | 23 | Jun 13, 2006 | 95 | Oct 26, 2006 | 118 |
| -15.49% | Mar 18, 2025 | 15 | Apr 8, 2025 | 12 | Apr 25, 2025 | 27 |
| -14.54% | Feb 26, 2026 | 21 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -12.67% | Jul 12, 2007 | 24 | Aug 15, 2007 | 32 | Oct 1, 2007 | 56 |
| -10.10% | Jul 9, 2025 | 95 | Nov 20, 2025 | 32 | Jan 8, 2026 | 127 |
| -9.02% | Jan 14, 2000 | 10 | Jan 31, 2000 | 6 | Feb 8, 2000 | 16 |
| -8.52% | Feb 26, 2007 | 5 | Mar 5, 2007 | 18 | Mar 29, 2007 | 23 |
| -7.93% | Sep 27, 2024 | 33 | Nov 13, 2024 | 44 | Jan 21, 2025 | 77 |
| -7.62% | Dec 31, 2013 | 22 | Feb 3, 2014 | 78 | May 27, 2014 | 100 |
| -6.50% | Oct 31, 2007 | 13 | Nov 19, 2007 | 14 | Dec 10, 2007 | 27 |
| -6.33% | Dec 31, 1999 | 2 | Jan 4, 2000 | 3 | Jan 7, 2000 | 5 |
| -6.00% | Jun 1, 2007 | 4 | Jun 7, 2007 | 7 | Jun 18, 2007 | 11 |
| -4.82% | Nov 18, 1999 | 7 | Nov 30, 1999 | 4 | Dec 6, 1999 | 11 |
| -3.82% | Jun 5, 2025 | 9 | Jun 18, 2025 | 6 | Jun 27, 2025 | 15 |
| -3.76% | Apr 16, 2021 | 12 | May 4, 2021 | 3 | May 7, 2021 | 15 |
| -3.49% | Feb 9, 2000 | 4 | Feb 15, 2000 | 4 | Feb 22, 2000 | 8 |
| -3.46% | May 7, 2007 | 3 | May 10, 2007 | 6 | May 18, 2007 | 9 |
| -3.29% | Jan 27, 2026 | 7 | Feb 5, 2026 | 2 | Feb 9, 2026 | 9 |
| -3.14% | Mar 7, 2025 | 4 | Mar 13, 2025 | 2 | Mar 17, 2025 | 6 |
| -3.10% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 6 | May 20, 2021 | 9 |