Performance analysis of KWT (ISHARES MSCI KUWAIT ETF)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, KWT has had an average annual return of +10.86%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, KWT has had an average annual return of +9.43%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Since Sep 3, 2020, KWT has had an average annual return of +12.64%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +16.31% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.71% | +25.39% | +11.31% | -4.70% | +5.21% | +30.83% | +9.07% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -4.30% | +3.72% | -4.87% | +6.66% | -0.43% | -0.98% | -0.71% | ||||||
| 2025 | +6.06% | +7.54% | -2.96% | +0.86% | +3.08% | +4.50% | +1.78% | -0.64% | +3.26% | +1.49% | -2.02% | +0.40% | +25.39% |
| 2024 | +7.38% | +1.78% | -0.04% | -2.27% | +0.58% | -1.15% | +5.13% | +0.92% | -3.23% | +0.17% | +1.70% | +0.26% | +11.31% |
| 2023 | -0.65% | -0.09% | -1.92% | +3.98% | -5.30% | +3.68% | +2.97% | -4.61% | -2.82% | -5.41% | +4.33% | +1.79% | -4.70% |
| 2022 | +5.74% | +5.41% | +6.12% | +2.05% | -4.26% | -5.29% | +4.83% | -2.24% | -9.65% | +3.47% | +9.26% | -8.17% | +5.21% |
| 2021 | +4.30% | -1.84% | +3.49% | +6.81% | +1.85% | +2.39% | +2.79% | +4.35% | +0.15% | +3.80% | -4.71% | +4.33% | +30.83% |
| 2020 | +5.22% | -1.52% | +1.33% | +3.88% | +9.07% |
Drawdown analysis of KWT (ISHARES MSCI KUWAIT ETF)
The maximum drawdown for the KWT was -24.32%, occurring on Oct 27, 2023. Recovery took 325 trading sessions.
The current KWT drawdown is -5.51%.
Since Sep 3, 2020 KWT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 20% or more: 1 time
- 10% or more: 2 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -24.32% | May 6, 2022 | 371 | Oct 27, 2023 | 325 | Feb 14, 2025 | 696 |
| -11.54% | Dec 19, 2025 | 66 | Mar 27, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -9.82% | Feb 28, 2025 | 26 | Apr 7, 2025 | 24 | May 12, 2025 | 50 |
| -8.70% | Oct 12, 2020 | 15 | Nov 2, 2020 | 57 | Jan 26, 2021 | 72 |
| -8.05% | Nov 12, 2021 | 11 | Nov 30, 2021 | 30 | Jan 12, 2022 | 41 |
| -4.71% | Sep 25, 2020 | 2 | Sep 29, 2020 | 6 | Oct 7, 2020 | 8 |
| -4.71% | Jun 10, 2025 | 6 | Jun 18, 2025 | 5 | Jun 26, 2025 | 11 |
| -3.30% | Jun 28, 2021 | 5 | Jul 6, 2021 | 14 | Jul 26, 2021 | 19 |
| -3.21% | Jan 28, 2021 | 19 | Feb 25, 2021 | 10 | Mar 11, 2021 | 29 |
| -2.99% | Aug 13, 2025 | 16 | Sep 5, 2025 | 4 | Sep 11, 2025 | 20 |
| -2.80% | May 20, 2021 | 7 | Jun 1, 2021 | 12 | Jun 17, 2021 | 19 |
| -2.79% | Oct 31, 2025 | 14 | Nov 20, 2025 | 12 | Dec 9, 2025 | 26 |
| -2.72% | Sep 15, 2025 | 19 | Oct 10, 2025 | 14 | Oct 30, 2025 | 33 |
| -2.36% | Jul 14, 2025 | 10 | Jul 28, 2025 | 12 | Aug 13, 2025 | 22 |
| -2.33% | Dec 12, 2025 | 3 | Dec 17, 2025 | 2 | Dec 19, 2025 | 5 |
| -2.20% | Mar 9, 2022 | 3 | Mar 14, 2022 | 8 | Mar 24, 2022 | 11 |
| -1.72% | Jan 14, 2022 | 7 | Jan 26, 2022 | 3 | Jan 31, 2022 | 10 |
| -1.63% | May 7, 2021 | 3 | May 12, 2021 | 6 | May 20, 2021 | 9 |
| -1.45% | Sep 23, 2021 | 12 | Oct 11, 2021 | 5 | Oct 18, 2021 | 17 |
| -1.36% | Apr 20, 2022 | 2 | Apr 22, 2022 | 1 | Apr 25, 2022 | 3 |
| -1.34% | May 15, 2025 | 5 | May 22, 2025 | 6 | Jun 2, 2025 | 11 |
| -1.31% | Mar 22, 2021 | 6 | Mar 30, 2021 | 1 | Mar 31, 2021 | 7 |
| -1.24% | Apr 25, 2022 | 6 | May 3, 2022 | 3 | May 6, 2022 | 9 |
| -0.89% | Apr 21, 2021 | 1 | Apr 22, 2021 | 2 | Apr 26, 2021 | 3 |
| -0.87% | Sep 3, 2021 | 2 | Sep 8, 2021 | 5 | Sep 15, 2021 | 7 |