EWL
$62.25+0.40%
as of close, Oct 16, 2026
☾ AH $62.25 +0.40%
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETFETF · Country ETFs
iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF total returns by year (including dividends)
As of market close, Oct 16, 2026
iShares MSCI Switzerland 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 | $59.96 | $62.25 | 1.8% | +5.7% | |
| 2025 | $45.96 | $59.96 | 2.5% | +32.9% | |
| 2024 | $48.27 | $45.96 | 2.0% | -2.8% | |
| 2023 | $41.93 | $48.27 | 2.5% | +17.7% | |
| 2022 | $52.73 | $41.93 | 1.6% | -18.9% | |
| 2021 | $44.68 | $52.73 | 2.2% | +20.2% | |
| 2020 | $40.64 | $44.68 | 1.9% | +11.8% | |
| 2019 | $31.52 | $40.64 | 2.6% | +31.6% | |
| 2018 | $35.58 | $31.52 | 2.2% | -9.2% | |
| 2017 | $29.46 | $35.58 | 2.6% | +23.3% | |
| 2016 | $31.04 | $29.46 | 2.6% | -2.5% | |
| 2015 | $31.69 | $31.04 | 2.3% | +0.3% | |
| 2014 | $32.99 | $31.69 | 2.2% | -1.7% | |
| 2013 | $26.80 | $32.99 | 2.6% | +25.7% | |
| 2012 | $22.62 | $26.80 | 3.3% | +21.8% | |
| 2011 | $25.08 | $22.62 | 1.9% | -7.9% | |
| 2010 | $22.26 | $25.08 | 1.8% | +14.5% | |
| 2009 | $18.54 | $22.26 | 4.2% | +24.2% | |
| 2008 | $25.99 | $18.54 | 3.0% | -25.7% | |
| 2007 | $24.90 | $25.99 | 2.3% | +6.7% | |
| 2006 | $19.31 | $24.90 | 2.0% | +31.0% | |
| 2005 | $17.20 | $19.31 | 1.4% | +13.7% | |
| 2004 | $14.74 | $17.20 | 1.2% | +17.9% | |
| 2003 | $11.11 | $14.74 | 1.0% | +33.7% | |
| 2002 | $12.54 | $11.11 | 0.5% | -10.9% | |
| 2001 | $16.81 | $12.54 | 1.2% | -24.3% | |
| 2000 | $16.00 | $16.81 | 2.1% | +7.2% | |
| 1999 | $17.00 | $16.00 | 4.8% | -1.0% | |
| 1998 | $15.44 | $17.00 | 18.3% | +28.4% | |
| 1997 | $12.00 | $15.44 | 10.7% | +39.3% |
- Annualized
- +8.3%
- 1997–2026
- Average year
- +10.2%
- 29 full years
- Best year
- +39.3%
- 1997
- Worst year
- -25.7%
- 2008
- Positive years
- 19/29
- 66% up
Annualized (CAGR)
+8.3%
1997–2026
Average year
+10.2%
29 full years
Best year
+39.3%
1997
Worst year
-25.7%
2008
Positive years
19/29
66% up
Total return by period#
Annual
-20%0%20%
1997+39%'97
1998+28%
1999-1.0%
2000+7.2%'00
2001-24%
2002-11%
2003+34%'03
2004+18%
2005+14%
2006+31%'06
2007+6.7%
2008-26%
2009+24%'09
2010+14%
2011-7.9%
2012+22%'12
2013+26%
2014-1.7%
2015+0.27%'15
2016-2.5%
2017+23%
2018-9.2%'18
2019+32%
2020+12%
2021+20%'21
2022-19%
2023+18%
2024-2.8%'24
2025+33%
2026+5.7%
Methodology#
Total returns, dividends reinvested, measured on EWL. 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 Switzerland ETF's average annual return?
- Since 1997, iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF (EWL) has returned about 8.3% a year (the compound annual growth rate) and an average calendar-year return of 10.2%.
- What were iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF's best and worst years?
- Over 1997–2026, the best year was 1997 (+39.3%) and the worst was 2008 (-25.7%).
- How often is iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF up in a year?
- 19 of the 29 full years since 1997 were positive — about 66% of the time.
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