Performance analysis of EWU (ISHARES MSCI UNITED KINGDOM ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EWU has had an average annual return of +16.19%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EWU has had an average annual return of +11.92%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EWU has had an average annual return of +8.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.95% annual.
Since Nov 1, 1999, EWU has had an average annual return of +4.21%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.46% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +7% | +34.96% | +6.78% | +12.42% | -4.37% | +18.23% | -11.81% | +21.25% | -14.28% | +21.59% | -1.23% | -7.03% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -7.62% | +19.51% | +15.33% | -3.96% | +10.18% | +36.17% | -46.46% | +6.43% | +30.40% | +5.89% | +18.35% | +32.26% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | ||||||||
| -15.34% | -13.98% | -13.63% | +5.56% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +4.95% | +5.46% | -6.41% | +3.49% | -0.47% | -0.26% | +0.54% | +7% | |||||
| 2025 | +5.05% | +4.02% | +1.16% | +1.68% | +4.78% | +1.54% | +0.22% | +4.15% | +1.23% | +1.67% | +1.12% | +3.90% | +34.96% |
| 2024 | -1.88% | +0.99% | +4.46% | +1.43% | +4.67% | -2.08% | +3.96% | +3.50% | -0.32% | -4.97% | +0.70% | -3.32% | +6.78% |
| 2023 | +6.23% | -0.89% | -0.07% | +5.18% | -5.98% | +3.38% | +2.94% | -3.90% | -1.13% | -3.60% | +6.19% | +4.39% | +12.42% |
| 2022 | +2.26% | -1.19% | +0.45% | -3.98% | +2.69% | -8.02% | +3.17% | -6.47% | -9.34% | +6.99% | +12.44% | -1.30% | -4.37% |
| 2021 | -0.23% | +3.93% | +3.10% | +3.89% | +3.88% | -1.59% | +0.28% | +0.67% | -2.30% | +4.43% | -4.87% | +6.28% | +18.23% |
| 2020 | -4.28% | -10.23% | -18.50% | +5.74% | +1.90% | +1.63% | +0.66% | +2.74% | -4.32% | -4.51% | +16.11% | +4.83% | -11.81% |
| 2019 | +7.29% | +3.43% | +1.35% | +2.27% | -6.13% | +4.60% | -2.41% | -3.80% | +3.59% | +3.50% | +1.23% | +5.37% | +21.25% |
| 2018 | +3.74% | -6.70% | +0.23% | +4.32% | -0.61% | -1.18% | +0.95% | -4.39% | +1.64% | -6.77% | -1.20% | -4.58% | -14.28% |
| 2017 | +2.48% | +1.47% | +2% | +1.69% | +4.56% | -1.53% | +2.37% | -0.82% | +2.98% | +0.60% | -0.11% | +4.22% | +21.59% |
Drawdown analysis of EWU (ISHARES MSCI UNITED KINGDOM ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EWU was -64.00%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 1295 trading sessions.
The current EWU drawdown is -3.33%.
Since Nov 1, 1999 EWU has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 3 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 9 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -64.00% | Oct 31, 2007 | 339 | Mar 9, 2009 | 1295 | Apr 30, 2014 | 1634 |
| -46.84% | Jan 3, 2000 | 799 | Mar 12, 2003 | 499 | Mar 4, 2005 | 1298 |
| -43.34% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 284 | May 7, 2021 | 825 |
| -29.36% | Jul 3, 2014 | 405 | Feb 11, 2016 | 486 | Jan 17, 2018 | 891 |
| -24.88% | Feb 9, 2022 | 158 | Sep 27, 2022 | 136 | Apr 13, 2023 | 294 |
| -13.36% | Jul 12, 2007 | 25 | Aug 16, 2007 | 39 | Oct 11, 2007 | 64 |
| -12.68% | May 9, 2006 | 24 | Jun 13, 2006 | 57 | Sep 1, 2006 | 81 |
| -12.63% | Mar 19, 2025 | 14 | Apr 8, 2025 | 13 | Apr 28, 2025 | 27 |
| -10.04% | Jul 26, 2023 | 66 | Oct 27, 2023 | 39 | Dec 22, 2023 | 105 |
| -9.92% | Feb 27, 2026 | 15 | Mar 20, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -9.56% | Sep 27, 2024 | 73 | Jan 14, 2025 | 31 | Feb 28, 2025 | 104 |
| -8.43% | Sep 6, 2005 | 32 | Oct 20, 2005 | 50 | Jan 3, 2006 | 82 |
| -8.09% | Feb 26, 2007 | 5 | Mar 5, 2007 | 12 | Mar 21, 2007 | 17 |
| -7.06% | Jun 15, 2021 | 23 | Jul 19, 2021 | 66 | Oct 20, 2021 | 89 |
| -6.41% | Mar 4, 2005 | 50 | May 16, 2005 | 61 | Aug 11, 2005 | 111 |
| -6.36% | Oct 26, 2021 | 25 | Dec 1, 2021 | 17 | Dec 27, 2021 | 42 |
| -5.98% | Apr 28, 2023 | 22 | May 31, 2023 | 37 | Jul 25, 2023 | 59 |
| -5.29% | Nov 11, 2025 | 7 | Nov 20, 2025 | 16 | Dec 15, 2025 | 23 |
| -4.91% | Jul 31, 2024 | 3 | Aug 5, 2024 | 8 | Aug 15, 2024 | 11 |
| -4.64% | Dec 27, 2023 | 32 | Feb 13, 2024 | 16 | Mar 7, 2024 | 48 |
| -4.45% | Sep 5, 2006 | 4 | Sep 11, 2006 | 23 | Oct 12, 2006 | 27 |
| -3.75% | Jun 4, 2007 | 3 | Jun 7, 2007 | 7 | Jun 18, 2007 | 10 |
| -3.40% | May 21, 2024 | 27 | Jul 1, 2024 | 21 | Jul 31, 2024 | 48 |
| -3.38% | Jan 14, 2022 | 5 | Jan 24, 2022 | 7 | Feb 2, 2022 | 12 |
| -3.29% | Apr 9, 2024 | 5 | Apr 16, 2024 | 7 | Apr 25, 2024 | 12 |