Performance analysis of EWK (ISHARES MSCI BELGIUM ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EWK has had an average annual return of +16.53%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.45% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EWK has had an average annual return of +5.80%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +13.88% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EWK has had an average annual return of +6.18%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.45% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, EWK has had an average annual return of +5.03%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.56% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +9.09% | +35.39% | +0.18% | +7.49% | -13.93% | +12.85% | +0.02% | +25.92% | -20.39% | +23.71% | -1.35% | +13.77% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| +0.63% | +24.56% | +35.29% | -15.39% | +5% | +49.46% | -61.72% | -1.84% | +35.63% | +7.89% | +45.53% | +41.59% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -9.21% | -11.43% | -18.65% | +2.80% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +7.32% | +1.84% | -8.46% | +5.36% | +5.25% | -1.67% | +9.09% | ||||||
| 2025 | +1.67% | +3.87% | +2.10% | +7.07% | +3.77% | +1.87% | -1.06% | +5.91% | +0.50% | +0.62% | +3.91% | +0.74% | +35.39% |
| 2024 | -3.77% | -0.03% | +3.37% | -0.98% | +4.81% | -3.41% | +6.02% | +3.28% | +3.48% | -5.00% | -3.48% | -3.30% | +0.18% |
| 2023 | +5.13% | -1.00% | +1.47% | +1.35% | -8.91% | +3.34% | +6.71% | -3.64% | -4.99% | -3.52% | +8.75% | +4.08% | +7.49% |
| 2022 | -3.71% | -3.00% | +1.37% | -6.02% | -0.76% | -7.30% | +1.09% | -7.48% | -9.40% | +8.54% | +11.58% | +2.46% | -13.93% |
| 2021 | -1.28% | -0.17% | +5.27% | +6.09% | +5.09% | -1.80% | -0.38% | +1.38% | -5.25% | +4.16% | -5.23% | +5.16% | +12.85% |
| 2020 | -3.45% | -10.38% | -16.20% | +7.04% | +4.07% | +3.39% | +4.06% | +2.50% | -3.29% | -7.36% | +21.56% | +3.11% | +0.02% |
| 2019 | +8.20% | +1.75% | +2.28% | +3.86% | -6.49% | +4.59% | +3.27% | -2.22% | +2% | +1.27% | +1.94% | +3.53% | +25.92% |
| 2018 | +8.42% | -4.21% | -2.20% | -2.53% | -3.07% | -0.66% | +3.61% | -4.07% | -1.99% | -9.13% | +1.61% | -7.15% | -20.39% |
| 2017 | +1.71% | +0.34% | +4.98% | +3.63% | +4.27% | -1.65% | +6.12% | -0.86% | +2.77% | +0.85% | -1.31% | +0.98% | +23.71% |
Drawdown analysis of EWK (ISHARES MSCI BELGIUM ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EWK was -74.13%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 2074 trading sessions.
The current EWK drawdown is -3.53%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 EWK has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 6 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -74.13% | Jul 12, 2007 | 417 | Mar 9, 2009 | 2074 | Jun 2, 2017 | 2491 |
| -53.88% | Nov 17, 1999 | 830 | Mar 12, 2003 | 368 | Aug 26, 2004 | 1198 |
| -42.79% | Jan 26, 2018 | 537 | Mar 17, 2020 | 276 | Apr 21, 2021 | 813 |
| -35.17% | Jun 15, 2021 | 335 | Oct 12, 2022 | 637 | Apr 29, 2025 | 972 |
| -16.05% | May 10, 2006 | 23 | Jun 13, 2006 | 55 | Aug 30, 2006 | 78 |
| -15.47% | Feb 17, 2026 | 23 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -9.13% | Mar 9, 2005 | 63 | Jun 8, 2005 | 45 | Aug 11, 2005 | 108 |
| -8.75% | Feb 14, 2007 | 12 | Mar 5, 2007 | 21 | Apr 3, 2007 | 33 |
| -6.06% | Aug 11, 2005 | 49 | Oct 20, 2005 | 36 | Dec 12, 2005 | 85 |
| -5.86% | May 7, 2007 | 22 | Jun 7, 2007 | 24 | Jul 12, 2007 | 46 |
| -5.14% | Dec 28, 2004 | 16 | Jan 20, 2005 | 17 | Feb 14, 2005 | 33 |
| -4.38% | Jul 23, 2025 | 6 | Jul 31, 2025 | 10 | Aug 14, 2025 | 16 |
| -4.29% | Jun 2, 2017 | 23 | Jul 6, 2017 | 10 | Jul 20, 2017 | 33 |
| -4.20% | Oct 13, 2017 | 43 | Dec 14, 2017 | 13 | Jan 4, 2018 | 56 |
| -4.14% | Oct 8, 2004 | 3 | Oct 13, 2004 | 9 | Oct 26, 2004 | 12 |
| -4.14% | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 | Nov 3, 2025 | 6 | Nov 11, 2025 | 16 |
| -4.10% | Aug 22, 2025 | 23 | Sep 25, 2025 | 4 | Oct 1, 2025 | 27 |
| -3.45% | Sep 21, 2004 | 4 | Sep 27, 2004 | 3 | Sep 30, 2004 | 7 |
| -3.32% | Aug 30, 2006 | 5 | Sep 7, 2006 | 9 | Sep 20, 2006 | 14 |
| -3.29% | Apr 5, 2006 | 6 | Apr 13, 2006 | 6 | Apr 24, 2006 | 12 |
| -3.26% | Nov 12, 2025 | 6 | Nov 20, 2025 | 10 | Dec 5, 2025 | 16 |
| -3.02% | Feb 22, 2006 | 9 | Mar 7, 2006 | 5 | Mar 14, 2006 | 14 |
| -2.85% | May 5, 2025 | 3 | May 8, 2025 | 7 | May 19, 2025 | 10 |
| -2.79% | Jun 12, 2025 | 3 | Jun 17, 2025 | 15 | Jul 10, 2025 | 18 |
| -2.67% | Aug 3, 2017 | 6 | Aug 11, 2017 | 18 | Sep 7, 2017 | 24 |