Performance analysis of HEWJ (ISHARES CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI JAPAN ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, HEWJ has had an average annual return of +28.46%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, HEWJ has had an average annual return of +22.30%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, HEWJ has had an average annual return of +16.62%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Feb 5, 2014, HEWJ has had an average annual return of +14.25%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14.28% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +22.32% | +30.22% | +24.80% | +36.20% | -4.00% | +12.78% | +10.28% | +20.80% | -14.67% | +21.48% | -1.01% | +8.89% |
| 2014 | |||||||||||
| +20.54% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +5.05% | +9.12% | -6.84% | +4.55% | +6.02% | +3.43% | -0.09% | +22.32% | |||||
| 2025 | +0.75% | -2.37% | +0.04% | +0.14% | +4.24% | +2.31% | +3.14% | +4.15% | +3.39% | +8.58% | +1.10% | +1.64% | +30.22% |
| 2024 | +7.88% | +6.72% | +4.63% | -1.21% | +2.65% | +2.34% | -2.87% | -0.45% | -2.07% | +0.96% | +1.20% | +3.20% | +24.80% |
| 2023 | +7.34% | +0.14% | +2.70% | +3.36% | +3.48% | +8.94% | +1.64% | -0.26% | +0.83% | -0.14% | +4.42% | -0.65% | +36.20% |
| 2022 | -4.29% | -1.90% | +3.65% | -1.84% | +1.11% | -2.32% | +4.96% | -0.42% | -4.72% | +5.34% | +4.30% | -7.00% | -4.00% |
| 2021 | +0.56% | +3.46% | +4.31% | -2.80% | +2.25% | +0.44% | -1.85% | +2.03% | +3.99% | -0.27% | -3.79% | +4.19% | +12.78% |
| 2020 | -2.67% | -8.72% | -7.14% | +4.86% | +7.36% | +0.32% | -3.17% | +6.86% | +1.52% | -2.10% | +10.26% | +4.37% | +10.28% |
| 2019 | +6.48% | +2.61% | +0.33% | +2.08% | -7.51% | +4.37% | +0.60% | -2.93% | +6.97% | +3.63% | +2.79% | +0.51% | +20.80% |
| 2018 | +1.92% | -4.97% | -0.65% | +2.65% | -1.79% | -0.28% | +2.17% | -0.95% | +5.84% | -9.14% | +1.51% | -10.71% | -14.67% |
| 2017 | +0.11% | +0.94% | -0.21% | +0.82% | +2.34% | +3.04% | +0.05% | -0.17% | +4.23% | +6.46% | +1.37% | +0.87% | +21.48% |
Drawdown analysis of HEWJ (ISHARES CURRENCY HEDGED MSCI JAPAN ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the HEWJ was -31.53%, occurring on Mar 16, 2020. Recovery took 166 trading sessions.
The current HEWJ drawdown is -3.31%.
Since Feb 5, 2014 HEWJ has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 30% or more: 1 time
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 7 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -31.53% | Feb 6, 2020 | 26 | Mar 16, 2020 | 166 | Nov 9, 2020 | 192 |
| -29.57% | Aug 10, 2015 | 222 | Jun 27, 2016 | 325 | Oct 10, 2017 | 547 |
| -21.57% | Jan 23, 2018 | 232 | Dec 24, 2018 | 281 | Feb 6, 2020 | 513 |
| -20.90% | Jul 10, 2024 | 19 | Aug 6, 2024 | 223 | Jun 27, 2025 | 242 |
| -16.02% | Sep 13, 2021 | 122 | Mar 8, 2022 | 182 | Nov 25, 2022 | 304 |
| -11.18% | Sep 26, 2014 | 13 | Oct 15, 2014 | 12 | Oct 31, 2014 | 25 |
| -10.37% | Feb 25, 2026 | 17 | Mar 20, 2026 | 34 | May 8, 2026 | 51 |
| -8.93% | Jun 1, 2015 | 26 | Jul 8, 2015 | 23 | Aug 10, 2015 | 49 |
| -8.77% | Dec 5, 2014 | 7 | Dec 16, 2014 | 40 | Feb 13, 2015 | 47 |
| -8.12% | Nov 25, 2022 | 27 | Jan 5, 2023 | 39 | Mar 3, 2023 | 66 |
| -7.89% | Mar 6, 2014 | 11 | Mar 21, 2014 | 51 | Jun 4, 2014 | 62 |
| -7.45% | Sep 19, 2023 | 11 | Oct 4, 2023 | 32 | Nov 17, 2023 | 43 |
| -7.23% | Mar 8, 2023 | 5 | Mar 15, 2023 | 22 | Apr 17, 2023 | 27 |
| -6.97% | Apr 5, 2021 | 27 | May 12, 2021 | 79 | Sep 2, 2021 | 106 |
| -6.31% | Jun 22, 2026 | 18 | Jul 17, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -5.17% | Mar 21, 2024 | 20 | Apr 19, 2024 | 21 | May 20, 2024 | 41 |
| -4.89% | Jul 30, 2014 | 7 | Aug 8, 2014 | 18 | Sep 4, 2014 | 25 |
| -4.88% | Oct 6, 2025 | 4 | Oct 10, 2025 | 6 | Oct 20, 2025 | 10 |
| -4.81% | Jun 4, 2026 | 4 | Jun 10, 2026 | 3 | Jun 15, 2026 | 7 |
| -4.55% | Feb 16, 2021 | 8 | Feb 26, 2021 | 13 | Mar 17, 2021 | 21 |
| -4.47% | Jul 3, 2023 | 6 | Jul 12, 2023 | 13 | Jul 31, 2023 | 19 |
| -4.11% | Jul 31, 2023 | 13 | Aug 17, 2023 | 11 | Sep 1, 2023 | 24 |
| -3.98% | Nov 8, 2017 | 5 | Nov 15, 2017 | 22 | Dec 18, 2017 | 27 |
| -3.96% | Mar 6, 2024 | 3 | Mar 11, 2024 | 6 | Mar 19, 2024 | 9 |
| -3.79% | Nov 12, 2025 | 4 | Nov 18, 2025 | 14 | Dec 9, 2025 | 18 |