All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
EWJ total return snapshot: EWJ returned +30.00% over the past year and +22.30% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 18, 1996, EWJ is up +155.38% in nominal total return, or +3.13%/yr, and is currently −0.26% below its total-return high on Aug. 13, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
+155.38%
+3.13%/yr |
+3.04%/yr
R2=0.616 |
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| iShares MSCI Japan ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
$10,000.00
1996-03-18 |
$25,537.55
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +22.30% | +30.00% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
−0.26%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-08-13 peak |
−58.89%
on 2003-04-25 from 2000-03-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +30.00% |
+54.90% +24.46%/yr |
+76.16% +20.77%/yr |
+61.14% +10.01%/yr |
+142.98% +9.28%/yr |
| Year | EWJ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +22.30% |
| 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% |
