All charts and data below are CPI-U inflation-adjusted and with dividends reinvested. (Why?)
EWY real return snapshot: after CPI-U inflation, EWY returned +141.55% over the past year and +73.83% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since May 12, 2000, EWY is up +532.60% in real purchasing-power return, or +7.27%/yr, and is currently −20.44% below its real total-return high on Jun. 18, 2026.
Data ending Wed Aug. 19, 2026
| Fri 2000-05-12💬 to Wed 2026-08-19 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWY × |
+532.60%
+7.27%/yr |
+4.52%/yr
R2=0.579 |
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| Fri 2000-05-12💬 to Wed 2026-08-19 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| EWY × |
$10,000.00
2000-05-12 |
$63,259.51
2026-08-19 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| EWY × | +73.83% | +141.55% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| EWY × |
−20.44%
on 2026-08-19 from 2026-06-18 peak |
−74.73%
on 2008-11-20 from 2007-10-31 peak |
| Period ending Wed 2026-08-19 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EWY × | +141.55% |
+159.23% +61.01%/yr |
+182.99% +41.45%/yr |
+90.70% +13.78%/yr |
+164.89% +10.23%/yr |
| Year | EWY |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +73.83% |
| 2025 | +90.24% |
| 2024 | −22.71% |
| 2023 | +15.19% |
| 2022 | −31.05% |
| 2021 | −13.66% |
| 2020 | +37.56% |
| 2019 | +5.55% |
| 2018 | −21.86% |
| 2017 | +41.97% |
| 2016 | +6.24% |
| 2015 | −8.67% |
| 2014 | −14.13% |
| 2013 | +2.03% |
| 2012 | +19.86% |
| 2011 | −15.99% |
| 2010 | +27.64% |
| 2009 | +67.22% |
| 2008 | −56.01% |
| 2007 | +26.53% |
| 2006 | +8.41% |
| 2005 | +48.80% |
| 2004 | +13.53% |
| 2003 | +35.23% |
| 2002 | +1.21% |
| 2001 | +43.45% |
| 2000 | −38.72% |
