EWK
$25.61-0.27%
as of close, Oct 16, 2026
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iShares MSCI Belgium ETFETF · Country ETFs
iShares MSCI Belgium ETF total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 16, 2026
iShares MSCI Belgium ETF total returns by year (1997–2026)#
Calendar-year returns with each year's path and its dividend contribution (dividend return = total minus price return). Every year has a direct link you can bookmark or share.
| Year | Start price | End price | Path | Dividend | Total return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $24.30 | $25.61 | 1.3% | +6.7% | |
| 2025 | $18.29 | $24.30 | 2.5% | +35.3% | |
| 2024 | $18.84 | $18.29 | 3.1% | +0.2% | |
| 2023 | $17.92 | $18.84 | 2.3% | +7.4% | |
| 2022 | $21.36 | $17.92 | 2.1% | -14.0% | |
| 2021 | $19.62 | $21.36 | 4.0% | +12.9% | |
| 2020 | $19.97 | $19.62 | 1.8% | +0.0% | |
| 2019 | $16.34 | $19.97 | 3.7% | +25.9% | |
| 2018 | $21.02 | $16.34 | 1.9% | -20.4% | |
| 2017 | $17.51 | $21.02 | 3.7% | +23.7% | |
| 2016 | $18.06 | $17.51 | 1.7% | -1.3% | |
| 2015 | $16.20 | $18.06 | 2.3% | +13.8% | |
| 2014 | $16.39 | $16.20 | 1.8% | +0.6% | |
| 2013 | $13.85 | $16.39 | 6.3% | +24.6% | |
| 2012 | $10.59 | $13.85 | 4.4% | +35.2% | |
| 2011 | $13.13 | $10.59 | 4.0% | -15.3% | |
| 2010 | $12.76 | $13.13 | 2.1% | +5.0% | |
| 2009 | $8.73 | $12.76 | 3.4% | +49.6% | |
| 2008 | $24.40 | $8.73 | 2.5% | -61.7% | |
| 2007 | $25.61 | $24.40 | 2.9% | -1.8% | |
| 2006 | $19.21 | $25.61 | 2.3% | +35.6% | |
| 2005 | $18.56 | $19.21 | 4.4% | +7.9% | |
| 2004 | $12.95 | $18.56 | 2.2% | +45.5% | |
| 2003 | $9.87 | $12.95 | 10.6% | +41.8% | |
| 2002 | $11.00 | $9.87 | 1.1% | -9.2% | |
| 2001 | $12.75 | $11.00 | 2.3% | -11.4% | |
| 2000 | $16.13 | $12.75 | 2.3% | -18.6% | |
| 1999 | $21.25 | $16.13 | 10.3% | -13.8% | |
| 1998 | $16.56 | $21.25 | 24.0% | +52.3% | |
| 1997 | $15.63 | $16.56 | 4.9% | +10.9% |
- Annualized
- +5.9%
- 1997–2026
- Average year
- +9.0%
- 29 full years
- Best year
- +52.3%
- 1998
- Worst year
- -61.7%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 19/29
- 66% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+5.9%
1997–2026
Average year
+9.0%
29 full years
Best year
+52.3%
1998
Worst year
-61.7%
2008
Positive years
19/29
66% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-60%-40%-20%0%20%40%60%
1997+11%'97
1998+52%
1999-14%
2000-19%'00
2001-11%
2002-9.2%
2003+42%'03
2004+46%
2005+7.9%
2006+36%'06
2007-1.8%
2008-62%
2009+50%'09
2010+5.0%
2011-15%
2012+35%'12
2013+25%
2014+0.6%
2015+14%'15
2016-1.3%
2017+24%
2018-20%'18
2019+26%
2020+0.02%
2021+13%'21
2022-14%
2023+7.4%
2024+0.19%'24
2025+35%
2026+6.7%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on EWK. Annualized return is the compound annual growth rate; the current year is year-to-date. Past performance does not predict future returns.
FAQ#
- What is iShares MSCI Belgium ETF's average annual return?
- Since 1997, iShares MSCI Belgium ETF (EWK) has returned about 5.9% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 9.0%.
- What were iShares MSCI Belgium ETF's best and worst years?
- Over 1997–2026, the best year was 1998 (+52.3%) and the worst was 2008 (-61.7%).
- How often is iShares MSCI Belgium ETF up in a year?
- 19 of the 29 full years since 1997 were positive — about 66% of the time.
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