ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF
Symbol: EWJ
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Technology
Category: Japan Stock
Inception date: 12/03/1996
Latest date: 16/07/2026
Current price: $91.91
Expense ratio: 0.49%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
-2.35%
Ann. -45.84% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
32.56%
Sharpe ratio
-1.519
VaR 95%
-3.45%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
3.35%
Ann. 21.32% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
25.35%
Sharpe ratio
0.698
VaR 95%
-2.43%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
8.11%
Ann. 22.06% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.46%
Sharpe ratio
0.859
VaR 95%
-2.12%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
33.11%
Ann. 30.89% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
22.01%
Sharpe ratio
1.239
VaR 95%
-1.98%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
36.51%
Ann. 14.31% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
20.21%
Sharpe ratio
0.528
VaR 95%
-1.90%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
60.55%
Ann. 16.73% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.50%
Sharpe ratio
0.708
VaR 95%
-1.66%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 16/07/2025 - 16/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.123%
Best day
4.81%
Worst day
-4.352%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2026 | $92.04 | $92.47 | $91.62 | $91.91 | 3,334,700 |
| 15/07/2026 | $93.90 | $94.04 | $92.78 | $93.50 | 4,838,200 |
| 14/07/2026 | $94.17 | $94.78 | $93.75 | $93.89 | 4,475,700 |
| 13/07/2026 | $93.07 | $93.37 | $92.51 | $92.72 | 3,741,200 |
| 10/07/2026 | $94.11 | $94.75 | $93.57 | $94.55 | 3,208,500 |
| 09/07/2026 | $92.91 | $93.69 | $92.89 | $93.52 | 5,664,800 |
| 08/07/2026 | $91.52 | $92.58 | $91.19 | $92.54 | 5,290,600 |
| 07/07/2026 | $93.93 | $94.11 | $92.80 | $93.07 | 6,034,200 |
| 06/07/2026 | $94.68 | $95.36 | $94.56 | $95.27 | 4,369,000 |
| 02/07/2026 | $93.95 | $94.52 | $92.38 | $93.14 | 7,934,600 |