ISHARES MSCI JAPAN ETF
Symbol: EWJ
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Industrials
Category: Japan Stock
Inception date: 12/03/1996
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $95.43
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
-1.54%
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
2.06%
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
7.72%
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
22.45%
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
46.19%
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
74.18%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.089%
Best day
4.561%
Worst day
-4.352%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $94.48 | $95.48 | $94.32 | $95.43 | 3,505,200 |
| 14/10/2026 | $96.44 | $96.72 | $95.65 | $95.84 | 5,587,800 |
| 13/10/2026 | $97.26 | $97.52 | $97.00 | $97.32 | 1,896,800 |
| 12/10/2026 | $97.82 | $97.82 | $97.27 | $97.32 | 1,580,700 |
| 09/10/2026 | $97.52 | $97.91 | $97.36 | $97.86 | 2,365,000 |
| 08/10/2026 | $97.50 | $97.74 | $96.90 | $97.32 | 5,413,000 |
| 07/10/2026 | $97.97 | $98.40 | $97.63 | $98.32 | 2,678,500 |
| 06/10/2026 | $99.79 | $99.98 | $99.31 | $99.32 | 3,544,000 |
| 05/10/2026 | $98.92 | $99.44 | $98.69 | $99.30 | 3,071,900 |
| 02/10/2026 | $98.71 | $99.22 | $98.10 | $98.92 | 7,328,800 |