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 +17.80% over the past year and +14.12% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Mar. 18, 1996, EWJ is up +14.25% in real purchasing-power return, or +0.44%/yr, and is currently −4.00% below its real total-return high on Oct. 6, 2026.
Data ending Thu Oct. 15, 2026
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
+14.25%
+0.44%/yr |
+0.72%/yr
R2=0.085 |
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| iShares MSCI Japan ETF Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Mon 1996-03-18💬 to Thu 2026-10-15 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
$10,000.00
1996-03-18 |
$11,425.10
2026-10-15 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +14.12% | +17.80% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EWJ × |
−4.00%
on 2026-10-15 from 2026-10-06 peak |
−64.92%
on 2009-03-09 from 1996-04-24 peak |
| Period ending Thu 2026-10-15 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWJ × | +17.80% |
+36.68% +16.91%/yr |
+59.35% +16.80%/yr |
+27.05% +4.91%/yr |
+68.88% +5.38%/yr |
| Year | EWJ |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +14.12% |
| 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% |
