iShares MSCI South Korea ETF drawdown: 13.9% below the all-time high
IShares MSCI South Korea ETF is 13.9% below its all-time high, set Jun 18, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). The chart shows every day as a percentage of the highest level reached up to that point: 100% means a fresh record, everything below is a drawdown.
- Below all-time high
- −13.9%
- 86.1% of ATH
- All-time high
- $219.2
- Jun 18, 2026
- Time below the high
- 3 mo
- since Jun 18, 2026
- Worst-ever drawdown
- −74.6%
- Nov 20, 2008
- Longest underwater
- 10.0 yrs
- between all-time highs
- Today's level first reached
- May 8, 2026
- 4 mo ago
- Last time this deep
- Jun 10, 2026
- in a previous episode
% of all-time high since 2000#
The classic underwater chart (drawdown curve), drawn as % of the all-time high — 100% is a fresh record, everything below it is time spent underwater. Basis and range are in the URL, so a particular view is a link.
The deepest drawdowns on record#
Every decline of 15% or more from an all-time high (price basis), deepest first.
| Peak | Trough | Depth | Peak → trough | Recovered by | Underwater |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31, 2007 | Nov 20, 2008 | −74.6% | 13 mo | Oct 31, 2017 | 10.0 yrs |
| Jun 9, 2000 | Sep 20, 2001 | −51.1% | 15 mo | Mar 14, 2002 | 1.8 yrs |
| Jan 8, 2021 | Sep 30, 2022 | −50.8% | 1.7 yrs | Oct 29, 2025 | 4.8 yrs |
| Jan 26, 2018 | Mar 23, 2020 | −50.7% | 2.2 yrs | Dec 2, 2020 | 2.9 yrs |
| Apr 23, 2002 | Mar 31, 2003 | −38.2% | 11 mo | Oct 13, 2003 | 18 mo |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jul 29, 2026 | −34.2% | 41 days | not yet | 3 mo+ |
| Apr 12, 2004 | Aug 3, 2004 | −28.0% | 4 mo | Jan 18, 2005 | 9 mo |
| May 8, 2006 | Jun 13, 2006 | −23.2% | 36 days | Apr 4, 2007 | 11 mo |
Price basis (no dividends) — the convention crash histories use. With dividends reinvested, recoveries arrive years earlier; switch the basis on the chart above to see it.
Drawdown vs what came next#
One dot per month since 2000: how far iShares MSCI South Korea ETF stood below its all-time high, and the total return over the following 1, 5 and 10 years.
Read this with survivorship bias in mind: a single asset's history is one surviving sample, so past recoveries here say little about the odds ahead. Monthly windows also overlap heavily (they are not independent samples). Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How far is iShares MSCI South Korea ETF from its all-time high?
- iShares MSCI South Korea ETF is currently 13.9% below its all-time high, set Jun 18, 2026 (as of market close, Sep 11, 2026). Prices only, the convention headlines use; with dividends reinvested the gap is usually smaller.
- What was the biggest iShares MSCI South Korea ETF drawdown ever?
- The deepest decline on record in our data (since 2000) took iShares MSCI South Korea ETF 74.6% below its prior high, bottoming Nov 20, 2008. The table on this page lists every major episode with its peak, trough and recovery date.
Methodology & related#
Daily data since -1 from EWY; no free deep history exists for iShares MSCI South Korea ETF — for a 150-year drawdown record see the S&P 500 drawdown page. The price basis excludes dividends; the total-return basis reinvests them; the real basis additionally deflates by CPI. See also returns by year. Past performance does not predict future returns; not investment advice.