All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)

Total Real Returns

EWJ: Total Return Chart (with Dividends Reinvested)

EWJ total return snapshot: EWJ returned +30.27% over the past year and +13.88% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 18, 1996, EWJ is up +137.81% in nominal total return, or +2.91%/yr, and is currently −2.32% below its total-return high on Jun. 4, 2026.

Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 YTD
Return 		1 Year
Return
EWJ × 		+13.88%
2026-06-08 		+30.27%
2026-06-08
iShares MSCI Japan ETF NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Returns

Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Overall
Return 		Exponential
Trendline
EWJ × 		+137.81%
+2.91%/yr 		+2.99%/yr
(R2=0.610)
iShares MSCI Japan ETF NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Growth of $10,000

Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Start
Value 		End
Value
EWJ × 		$10,000.00
1996-03-18 		$23,780.58
2026-06-08
iShares MSCI Japan ETF NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Annual Returns

Year EWJ
2026 (YTD) +13.88%
2025 +25.84%
2024 +7.04%
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 −30.30%
2000 −26.29%
1999 +60.86%
1998 +4.03%
1997 −24.37%
1996 −13.28%

Drawdowns

Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Mon 2026-06-08 Current
Drawdown 		Worst
Drawdown
EWJ × 		−2.32%
from 2026-06-04 peak 		−58.89%
2003-04-25
from 2000-03-31 peak
iShares MSCI Japan ETF NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund

Rolling Returns

Period ending Mon 2026-06-08 1
Year 		2
Years 		3
Years 		5
Years 		10
Years
EWJ × 		+30.27% +43.15%
+19.65%/yr 		+62.17%
+17.49%/yr 		+49.33%
+8.35%/yr 		+134.32%
+8.89%/yr
iShares MSCI Japan ETF NYSE Exchange-Traded Fund