EWU

iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF

$47.97+0.21 (+0.44%)Close Nov 13, 2026

Mar 18, 1996 – Nov 13, 2026, Dividends reinvested

Final balance: $60,692
CAGR: +6.06%
Max drawdown: −63.99%
Sharpe ratio: 0.38

Growth of $10,000

Trailing returns (%)

EWU's average annual return was 8.83% over the last 10 years and 4.18% over the last 20 years, through Nov 13, 2026. $10,000 in EWU on Nov 11, 2016 grew to $23,315 by Nov 13, 2026, with dividends reinvested.

	Total	Per year
EWU	+2.46	−0.60	+3.75	+10.63	+15.23	+19.88	+11.71	+8.83	+6.51	+4.18	+5.75	+5.65	+6.06

Total

1M: +2.46%
3M: −0.60%
6M: +3.75%
YTD: +10.63%
1Y: +15.23%

Per year

3Y: +19.88%
5Y: +11.71%
10Y: +8.83%
15Y: +6.51%
20Y: +4.18%
25Y: +5.75%
30Y: +5.65%
Since 1996: +6.06%

Annual returns

1996 from Mar 18 · 2026 through Nov 13

EWU returns by year

Year	Return
2026 through Nov 13	+10.63%
2025	+34.95%
2024	+6.74%
2023	+12.40%
2022	−4.40%
2021	+18.19%
2020	−11.80%
2019	+21.29%
2018	−14.30%
2017	+21.54%
2016	−1.21%
2015	−7.02%
2014	−7.60%
2013	+19.53%
2012	+15.26%
2011	−3.94%
2010	+10.21%
2009	+36.22%
2008	−46.47%
2007	+6.45%
2006	+30.36%
2005	+5.89%
2004	+18.35%
2003	+34.80%
2002	−15.34%
2001	−13.94%
2000	−13.60%
1999	+11.93%
1998	+19.51%
1997	+18.14%
1996 from Mar 18	+27.80%

Metrics

Since 1996

Volatility	22.30%
Sortino ratio	0.53
Calmar ratio	0.09
Best year, 2009	+36.22%
Worst year, 2008	−46.47%
Positive years	18 of 29
Longest drawdown	6.5 years

Worst drawdowns

Since 1996

Decline	Peak	Bottom	Recovered	Length
−64.0%	Oct 2007	Mar 2009	Apr 2014	6.5 years
−46.8%	Jan 2000	Mar 2003	Feb 2005	5.1 years
−43.3%	Jan 2018	Mar 2020	May 2021	3.3 years
−29.3%	Jul 2014	Feb 2016	Jan 2018	3.5 years
−24.9%	Feb 2022	Sep 2022	Apr 2023	1.2 years