All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
EEM real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EEM returned +31.73% over the past year and +18.62% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Apr. 11, 2003, EEM is up +416.00% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.28%/yr, and is currently −6.48% below its real total-return high on Jun. 22, 2026.
Data ending Fri Aug. 14, 2026
| Fri 2003-04-11💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEM × |
+416.00%
+7.28%/yr |
+2.63%/yr
R2=0.379 |
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| Fri 2003-04-11💬 to Fri 2026-08-14 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EEM × |
$10,000.00
2003-04-11 |
$51,599.84
2026-08-14 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EEM × | +18.62% | +31.73% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EEM × |
−6.48%
on 2026-08-14 from 2026-06-22 peak |
−67.20%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-08-14 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EEM × | +31.73% |
+54.64% +24.35%/yr |
+66.47% +18.52%/yr |
+18.36% +3.43%/yr |
+59.31% +4.77%/yr |
| Year | EEM |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +18.62% |
| 2025 | +30.49% |
| 2024 | +3.51% |
| 2023 | +5.42% |
| 2022 | −25.39% |
| 2021 | −9.97% |
| 2020 | +15.45% |
| 2019 | +15.58% |
| 2018 | −16.89% |
| 2017 | +34.42% |
| 2016 | +8.62% |
| 2015 | −16.78% |
| 2014 | −4.61% |
| 2013 | −5.09% |
| 2012 | +17.02% |
| 2011 | −21.14% |
| 2010 | +14.81% |
| 2009 | +64.48% |
| 2008 | −48.93% |
| 2007 | +28.09% |
| 2006 | +27.99% |
| 2005 | +28.23% |
| 2004 | +20.71% |
| 2003 | +65.06% |
