All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
EWJ total return snapshot: EWJ returned +21.36% over the past year and +18.15% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 18, 1996, EWJ is up +146.72% in nominal total return, or +3.00%/yr, and is currently −4.47% below its total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 16, 2026
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
+146.72%
+3.00%/yr |
+3.10%/yr
R2=0.621 |
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| iShares MSCI Japan ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-16 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
$10,000.00
1996-03-18 |
$24,671.65
2026-10-16 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +18.15% | +21.36% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
−4.47%
on 2026-10-16 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−58.89%
on 2003-04-25 from 2000-03-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-16 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +21.36% |
+44.48% +20.20%/yr |
+73.17% +20.09%/yr |
+54.77% +9.13%/yr |
+134.55% +8.90%/yr |
| Year | EWJ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +18.15% |
| 2025 | +25.84% |
| 2024 | +7.03% |
| 2023 | +20.29% |
| 2022 | −17.72% |
| 2021 | +1.16% |
| 2020 | +15.40% |
| 2019 | +19.34% |
| 2018 | −14.10% |
| 2017 | +24.27% |
| 2016 | +2.76% |
| 2015 | +9.17% |
| 2014 | −6.21% |
| 2013 | +25.99% |
| 2012 | +9.22% |
| 2011 | −14.76% |
| 2010 | +13.59% |
| 2009 | +3.14% |
| 2008 | −26.97% |
| 2007 | −5.50% |
| 2006 | +5.86% |
| 2005 | +24.34% |
| 2004 | +13.74% |
| 2003 | +38.73% |
| 2002 | −9.86% |
| 2001 | −30.31% |
| 2000 | −26.29% |
| 1999 | +60.86% |
| 1998 | +4.03% |
| 1997 | −24.37% |
| 1996 | −13.28% |
