Performance analysis of EWY (ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EWY has had an average annual return of +41.28%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.63% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EWY has had an average annual return of +16.34%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EWY has had an average annual return of +14.43%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since May 12, 2000, EWY has had an average annual return of +10.03%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.43% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +77.84% | +95.39% | -20.46% | +19.06% | -26.60% | -7.56% | +39.44% | +7.95% | -20.38% | +45% | +8.45% | -8.03% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -13.48% | +3.53% | +21.94% | -13.53% | +29.55% | +71.77% | -55.97% | +31.70% | +11.13% | +53.88% | +17.23% | +37.77% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
| +3.61% | +45.67% | -37.79% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +25.91% | +23.66% | -18.74% | +30.69% | +28.04% | -1.91% | -14.36% | +77.84% | |||||
| 2025 | +6.05% | +1.30% | -1.15% | +3.98% | +7.90% | +18.39% | +1.44% | -0.78% | +10.88% | +21.10% | -6.32% | +9.42% | +95.39% |
| 2024 | -9.25% | +7.80% | +4.68% | -6.05% | -1.38% | +6.29% | +0.70% | -1.58% | -2.35% | -6.33% | -4.14% | -9.24% | -20.46% |
| 2023 | +12.38% | -7.83% | +4.65% | -0.90% | +3.48% | +0.95% | +6.61% | -7.58% | -5.62% | -6.77% | +14.72% | +6.67% | +19.06% |
| 2022 | -7.04% | +0.03% | -1.63% | -6.44% | +2.10% | -14.48% | +4.06% | -4.36% | -18.22% | +9.40% | +17.16% | -5.84% | -26.60% |
| 2021 | +2.38% | -0.15% | +1.97% | +0.96% | +1.62% | +1.25% | -4.75% | -2.32% | -6.96% | -1.45% | -4.73% | +5.04% | -7.56% |
| 2020 | -7.30% | -4.67% | -14.63% | +10.02% | +3.76% | +6.66% | +5.48% | +4.66% | +3.60% | -0.67% | +17.75% | +13.48% | +39.44% |
| 2019 | +9.96% | -2.70% | -3.21% | +0.87% | -9.61% | +7.74% | -7.47% | -3.86% | +5.78% | +4.60% | -0.78% | +8.67% | +7.95% |
| 2018 | +4.42% | -7.86% | +4.66% | +0.20% | -4.58% | -6.14% | -0.67% | +0.09% | +1.41% | -14.65% | +4.03% | -1.59% | -20.38% |
| 2017 | +8.75% | +1.18% | +5.65% | +0.37% | +9.05% | +0.13% | +2.79% | -1.77% | +0.86% | +8.26% | +0.52% | +2.68% | +45% |
Drawdown analysis of EWY (ISHARES MSCI SOUTH KOREA ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EWY was -74.15%, occurring on Nov 20, 2008. Recovery took 2133 trading sessions.
The current EWY drawdown is -21.12%.
Since May 12, 2000 EWY has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 4 times
- 30% or more: 5 times
- 20% or more: 9 times
- 10% or more: 17 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -74.15% | Oct 31, 2007 | 267 | Nov 20, 2008 | 2133 | May 15, 2017 | 2400 |
| -50.79% | Jun 9, 2000 | 319 | Sep 20, 2001 | 114 | Mar 6, 2002 | 433 |
| -49.72% | Jan 8, 2021 | 435 | Sep 30, 2022 | 765 | Oct 20, 2025 | 1200 |
| -48.95% | Jan 26, 2018 | 541 | Mar 23, 2020 | 172 | Nov 24, 2020 | 713 |
| -38.19% | Apr 23, 2002 | 236 | Mar 31, 2003 | 136 | Oct 13, 2003 | 372 |
| -27.96% | Apr 12, 2004 | 78 | Aug 3, 2004 | 116 | Jan 18, 2005 | 194 |
| -25.85% | Jun 18, 2026 | 19 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -23.19% | May 8, 2006 | 25 | Jun 13, 2006 | 202 | Apr 3, 2007 | 227 |
| -23.08% | Feb 27, 2026 | 21 | Mar 30, 2026 | 13 | Apr 17, 2026 | 34 |
| -19.16% | Jun 1, 2026 | 4 | Jun 5, 2026 | 9 | Jun 18, 2026 | 13 |
| -18.90% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 31 | Oct 1, 2007 | 49 |
| -14.49% | May 16, 2000 | 8 | May 26, 2000 | 4 | Jun 2, 2000 | 12 |
| -12.22% | Mar 1, 2005 | 41 | Apr 28, 2005 | 56 | Jul 19, 2005 | 97 |
| -12.16% | Nov 3, 2025 | 13 | Nov 20, 2025 | 25 | Dec 29, 2025 | 38 |
| -10.33% | Apr 5, 2002 | 4 | Apr 11, 2002 | 4 | Apr 17, 2002 | 8 |
| -10.08% | Jan 31, 2006 | 24 | Mar 7, 2006 | 20 | Apr 4, 2006 | 44 |
| -10.08% | Sep 29, 2005 | 15 | Oct 20, 2005 | 16 | Nov 11, 2005 | 31 |
| -9.76% | May 11, 2026 | 6 | May 19, 2026 | 4 | May 26, 2026 | 10 |
| -8.98% | Mar 5, 2004 | 6 | Mar 15, 2004 | 14 | Apr 2, 2004 | 20 |
| -8.63% | Nov 13, 2003 | 7 | Nov 24, 2003 | 25 | Dec 31, 2003 | 32 |
| -8.47% | Jan 9, 2006 | 8 | Jan 20, 2006 | 5 | Jan 27, 2006 | 13 |
| -8.15% | Jul 24, 2017 | 13 | Aug 10, 2017 | 43 | Oct 11, 2017 | 56 |
| -7.95% | Aug 12, 2005 | 12 | Aug 30, 2005 | 5 | Sep 7, 2005 | 17 |
| -7.63% | Oct 13, 2003 | 9 | Oct 24, 2003 | 8 | Nov 5, 2003 | 17 |
| -6.99% | Oct 10, 2007 | 8 | Oct 22, 2007 | 4 | Oct 26, 2007 | 12 |