Performance analysis of EWZ (ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, EWZ has had an average annual return of +8.61%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.31% annual.
Over the past 5 years, EWZ has had an average annual return of +6.34%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.55% annual.
Over the past 10 years, EWZ has had an average annual return of +6.13%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.95% annual.
Since Jul 14, 2000, EWZ has had an average annual return of +6.37%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +8.21% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +12.74% | +48.87% | -30.47% | +32.69% | +12.35% | -17.28% | -20.33% | +27.65% | -2.57% | +23.65% | +64.48% | -41.75% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 |
| -15.52% | -17.52% | +0.42% | -24.17% | +7.74% | +121.86% | -54.30% | +74.77% | +43.30% | +52.66% | +33.61% | +116.50% |
| 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | |||||||||
| -36.31% | -18.81% | -10.93% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +16.59% | +4.56% | -0.88% | +3.41% | -9.55% | -3.01% | +2.84% | +12.74% | |||||
| 2025 | +12.53% | -4.82% | +7.22% | +4.60% | +0.63% | +7.96% | -7.97% | +11.11% | +5.09% | +0.55% | +7.83% | -2.08% | +48.87% |
| 2024 | -5.84% | +0.27% | -1.79% | -4.29% | -4.61% | -4.64% | +1.61% | +7.56% | -1.27% | -5.80% | -8.14% | -7.78% | -30.47% |
| 2023 | +8.47% | -10.12% | +0.40% | +3.25% | +1.95% | +15.29% | +4.44% | -8.92% | -0.58% | -2.94% | +14.24% | +6.51% | +32.69% |
| 2022 | +12.65% | +4.02% | +14.96% | -13.33% | +7.57% | -18.60% | +5.95% | +5.17% | -2.92% | +10.26% | -3.64% | -4.37% | +12.35% |
| 2021 | -7.77% | -6.70% | +4.86% | +6.31% | +9.42% | +5.79% | -7.75% | -2.67% | -11.73% | -8.74% | -1.13% | +4.19% | -17.28% |
| 2020 | -7.78% | -12.34% | -38.58% | +4.71% | +10.21% | +7.06% | +13.14% | -8.36% | -7.24% | -2.89% | +23.79% | +12.34% | -20.33% |
| 2019 | +18.77% | -5.22% | -4.68% | +0.98% | +0.63% | +6.31% | +1.78% | -7.89% | +2.78% | +5.86% | -4.78% | +13.37% | +27.65% |
| 2018 | +15.18% | -2.38% | -1.32% | -5.75% | -15.79% | -8.56% | +12.64% | -10.11% | +3.94% | +19.03% | -0.87% | -2.56% | -2.57% |
| 2017 | +10.59% | +2.33% | -0.72% | -0.78% | -5.38% | -2.11% | +10.72% | +5.82% | +4.23% | -3.65% | -3.66% | +5.64% | +23.65% |
Drawdown analysis of EWZ (ISHARES MSCI BRAZIL ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the EWZ was -77.27%, occurring on Jan 21, 2016. This drawdown has not yet recovered.
The current EWZ drawdown is -21.32%.
Since Jul 14, 2000 EWZ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 4 times
- 20% or more: 5 times
- 10% or more: 12 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -77.27% | May 20, 2008 | 1931 | Jan 21, 2016 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -72.20% | Sep 7, 2000 | 527 | Oct 16, 2002 | 311 | Jan 12, 2004 | 838 |
| -33.31% | Jan 12, 2004 | 82 | May 10, 2004 | 100 | Oct 1, 2004 | 182 |
| -32.06% | May 9, 2006 | 24 | Jun 13, 2006 | 137 | Dec 27, 2006 | 161 |
| -26.52% | Jul 23, 2007 | 18 | Aug 16, 2007 | 26 | Sep 24, 2007 | 44 |
| -18.43% | Nov 8, 2007 | 50 | Jan 23, 2008 | 22 | Feb 25, 2008 | 72 |
| -17.11% | Mar 4, 2005 | 29 | Apr 15, 2005 | 67 | Jul 21, 2005 | 96 |
| -15.20% | Feb 27, 2008 | 15 | Mar 19, 2008 | 22 | Apr 21, 2008 | 37 |
| -13.94% | Oct 3, 2005 | 13 | Oct 20, 2005 | 24 | Nov 23, 2005 | 37 |
| -13.41% | Feb 22, 2007 | 7 | Mar 5, 2007 | 18 | Mar 29, 2007 | 25 |
| -12.26% | Mar 2, 2006 | 18 | Mar 28, 2006 | 15 | Apr 19, 2006 | 33 |
| -10.97% | Dec 31, 2004 | 13 | Jan 20, 2005 | 11 | Feb 4, 2005 | 24 |
| -9.52% | Dec 6, 2005 | 9 | Dec 19, 2005 | 10 | Jan 4, 2006 | 19 |
| -8.15% | Jun 1, 2007 | 4 | Jun 7, 2007 | 6 | Jun 15, 2007 | 10 |
| -7.88% | Aug 10, 2005 | 7 | Aug 19, 2005 | 8 | Aug 31, 2005 | 15 |
| -7.62% | Jul 21, 2005 | 2 | Jul 25, 2005 | 5 | Aug 1, 2005 | 7 |
| -6.49% | Oct 5, 2004 | 7 | Oct 14, 2004 | 21 | Nov 12, 2004 | 28 |
| -6.19% | Jan 31, 2006 | 9 | Feb 13, 2006 | 3 | Feb 16, 2006 | 12 |
| -6.19% | Dec 29, 2006 | 5 | Jan 9, 2007 | 9 | Jan 23, 2007 | 14 |
| -6.14% | Apr 21, 2008 | 6 | Apr 29, 2008 | 1 | Apr 30, 2008 | 7 |
| -5.68% | Dec 6, 2004 | 3 | Dec 9, 2004 | 4 | Dec 15, 2004 | 7 |
| -5.60% | Jul 17, 2000 | 13 | Aug 3, 2000 | 10 | Aug 17, 2000 | 23 |
| -5.36% | Oct 18, 2007 | 2 | Oct 22, 2007 | 4 | Oct 26, 2007 | 6 |
| -5.16% | Oct 1, 2007 | 2 | Oct 3, 2007 | 2 | Oct 5, 2007 | 4 |
| -4.99% | Jun 18, 2007 | 6 | Jun 26, 2007 | 5 | Jul 3, 2007 | 11 |