All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
EWJ real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EWJ returned +20.89% over the past year and +17.47% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 18, 1996, EWJ is up +17.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.53%/yr, and is currently −1.50% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Fri Oct. 9, 2026
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
+17.60%
+0.53%/yr |
+0.72%/yr
R2=0.084 |
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| iShares MSCI Japan ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Fri 2026-10-09 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
$10,000.00
1996-03-18 |
$11,760.10
2026-10-09 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +17.47% | +20.89% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
−1.50%
on 2026-10-09 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−64.92%
on 2009-03-09 from 1996-04-24 peak |
| Period ending Fri 2026-10-09 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +20.89% |
+38.31% +17.61%/yr |
+64.12% +17.96%/yr |
+32.80% +5.84%/yr |
+72.25% +5.59%/yr |
| Year | EWJ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +17.47% |
| 2025 | +22.56% |
| 2024 | +4.04% |
| 2023 | +16.39% |
| 2022 | −22.72% |
| 2021 | −5.50% |
| 2020 | +13.85% |
| 2019 | +16.67% |
| 2018 | −15.71% |
| 2017 | +21.69% |
| 2016 | +0.68% |
| 2015 | +8.37% |
| 2014 | −6.92% |
| 2013 | +24.12% |
| 2012 | +7.36% |
| 2011 | −17.21% |
| 2010 | +11.92% |
| 2009 | +0.41% |
| 2008 | −27.04% |
| 2007 | −9.22% |
| 2006 | +3.26% |
| 2005 | +20.21% |
| 2004 | +10.15% |
| 2003 | +36.17% |
| 2002 | −11.95% |
| 2001 | −31.37% |
| 2000 | −28.70% |
| 1999 | +56.66% |
| 1998 | +2.38% |
| 1997 | −25.64% |
| 1996 | −15.05% |
