Performance analysis of EWJ (ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EWJ has had an average annual return of +17.53%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EWJ has had an average annual return of +9.15%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EWJ has had an average annual return of +9.10%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, EWJ has had an average annual return of +3.24%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.49% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +15.48% | +25.89% | +7.05% | +20.33% | -17.72% | +1.17% | +15.41% | +19.33% | -14.09% | +24.27% | +2.78% | +9.16% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -6.22% | +25.96% | +9.21% | -14.78% | +13.60% | +3.12% | -26.96% | -5.50% | +5.85% | +24.34% | +13.73% | +38.74% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -9.87% | -30.28% | -29.98% | +12.29% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +6.17% | +7.76% | -8.58% | +5.52% | +4.33% | +0.87% | -0.57% | +15.48% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.80% | +0.24% | +0.13% | +4.19% | +3.77% | +1.96% | -1.80% | +6.33% | +2.46% | +4.04% | -0.52% | +0.94% | +25.89% |
| 2024 | +3.23% | +4.39% | +3.23% | -5.72% | +2.53% | -0.32% | +4% | +1.41% | -0.60% | -4.85% | +2.38% | -2.20% | +7.05% |
| 2023 | +7.77% | -4.65% | +4.92% | +0.25% | +0.85% | +5.05% | +2.46% | -2.81% | -2.19% | -2.21% | +6.20% | +3.89% | +20.33% |
| 2022 | -4.30% | -1.78% | -2.11% | -8.10% | +1.73% | -7.39% | +6.29% | -4.56% | -8.84% | +2.33% | +11.63% | -2.23% | -17.72% |
| 2021 | -0.84% | +1.84% | +0.44% | -1.61% | +1.72% | -0.79% | -0.63% | +1.92% | +2.71% | -2.63% | -3.02% | +2.29% | +1.17% |
| 2020 | -2.52% | -8.30% | -6.74% | +4.79% | +7.05% | -0.09% | -1.07% | +6.79% | +1.81% | -1.40% | +10.56% | +5.33% | +15.41% |
| 2019 | +7.08% | +0.15% | +0.66% | +1.28% | -4.87% | +4.47% | -0.42% | -0.80% | +5.23% | +3.42% | +1.28% | +0.87% | +19.33% |
| 2018 | +5.02% | -2.97% | -0.64% | -0.07% | -1.48% | -2.30% | +1.07% | -0.53% | +3.45% | -8.95% | +0.91% | -7.69% | -14.09% |
| 2017 | +3.50% | +1.30% | +0.52% | +0.70% | +2.75% | +1.33% | +2.07% | -0.10% | +1.83% | +5.28% | +2.14% | +0.70% | +24.27% |
Drawdown analysis of EWJ (ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EWJ was -60.95%, occurring on Apr 25, 2003. Recovery took 3551 trading sessions.
The current EWJ drawdown is -4.36%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 EWJ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 1 time
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 7 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -60.95% | Mar 31, 2000 | 768 | Apr 25, 2003 | 3551 | Jun 2, 2017 | 4319 |
| -33.13% | Sep 15, 2021 | 277 | Oct 20, 2022 | 344 | Mar 6, 2024 | 621 |
| -30.69% | Jan 26, 2018 | 536 | Mar 16, 2020 | 166 | Nov 9, 2020 | 702 |
| -14.67% | Sep 26, 2024 | 131 | Apr 7, 2025 | 15 | Apr 29, 2025 | 146 |
| -13.59% | Feb 11, 2026 | 26 | Mar 20, 2026 | 52 | Jun 4, 2026 | 78 |
| -13.00% | Dec 31, 1999 | 49 | Mar 13, 2000 | 14 | Mar 31, 2000 | 63 |
| -12.21% | Jul 16, 2024 | 15 | Aug 6, 2024 | 13 | Aug 23, 2024 | 28 |
| -8.95% | Feb 16, 2021 | 60 | May 12, 2021 | 80 | Sep 3, 2021 | 140 |
| -7.44% | Mar 21, 2024 | 20 | Apr 19, 2024 | 57 | Jul 12, 2024 | 77 |
| -6.74% | Jun 22, 2026 | 19 | Jul 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -5.90% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -5.75% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 16 | Dec 15, 2025 | 22 |
| -5.39% | Aug 30, 2024 | 4 | Sep 6, 2024 | 14 | Sep 26, 2024 | 18 |
| -5.15% | Nov 26, 1999 | 12 | Dec 14, 1999 | 7 | Dec 23, 1999 | 19 |
| -5.14% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -4.77% | Jun 27, 2025 | 11 | Jul 15, 2025 | 6 | Jul 23, 2025 | 17 |
| -4.19% | Jan 14, 2021 | 10 | Jan 29, 2021 | 6 | Feb 8, 2021 | 16 |
| -3.82% | Jul 24, 2025 | 5 | Jul 31, 2025 | 5 | Aug 7, 2025 | 10 |
| -3.60% | Jun 2, 2025 | 13 | Jun 20, 2025 | 5 | Jun 27, 2025 | 18 |
| -3.24% | Mar 6, 2024 | 6 | Mar 14, 2024 | 4 | Mar 20, 2024 | 10 |
| -3.23% | Nov 8, 2017 | 5 | Nov 15, 2017 | 6 | Nov 24, 2017 | 11 |
| -3.13% | Jun 2, 2017 | 25 | Jul 10, 2017 | 14 | Jul 28, 2017 | 39 |
| -2.95% | Aug 18, 2025 | 11 | Sep 3, 2025 | 3 | Sep 8, 2025 | 14 |
| -2.78% | Nov 27, 2020 | 1 | Nov 30, 2020 | 11 | Dec 15, 2020 | 12 |
| -2.49% | Dec 15, 2025 | 2 | Dec 17, 2025 | 11 | Jan 5, 2026 | 13 |