NYSE Arca · EWJ · ETF
iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) ETF price history
Every NYSE Arca trading session of iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund from Mar 18, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026: 7,682 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
EWJ adjusted close, 1996 to 2026
- $98.78
- All time high, 2026
- $99.01
- 52 week high, $74.98 low
- 7,682
- Daily sessions since 1996
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 1996 to 2026 series and minute bars.
EWJ key facts
- iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (EWJ) closed at $96.83 on Sep 28, 2026 on NYSE Arca.
- EWJ's all time high close is $98.78, set on Sep 22, 2026; its all time low close is $17.55 on Apr 25, 2003.
- EWJ's 52 week range is $74.98 to $99.01.
- EWJ returned +25.6% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +53.5% over five years.
- Over ten years EWJ returned +133%, +8.9% a year compounded.
- EWJ's deepest drawdown was -58.9% from Mar 31, 2000 to Apr 25, 2003.
- DataCedar holds 7,682 daily sessions of EWJ history from Mar 18, 1996 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
EWJ price chart, 1996 to 2026
EWJ returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +1.0% |
| 3 months | +4.3% |
| 6 months | +19.6% |
| Year to date | +20.2% |
| 1 year | +25.6% |
| 3 years | +72.7% |
| 5 years | +53.5% |
| 10 years | +133.5% |
| Since Mar 18, 1996 | +151.8% |
| Compound annual growth, 30.5 years | +3.1% |
EWJ records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $98.78 on Sep 22, 2026
- All time low close
- $17.55 on Apr 25, 2003
- 52 week high
- $99.01 on Sep 22, 2026
- 52 week low
- $74.98 on Oct 10, 2025
- Deepest drawdown
- -58.9% from Mar 31, 2000 to Apr 25, 2003, recovered May 2, 2006
- Best single session
- +15.8% on Oct 13, 2008
- Worst single session
- -10.4% on Oct 15, 2008
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 21.3%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 53%
- Growth of 1 since 1996
- 2.5×
- Best calendar year
- 1999, +61%
- Worst calendar year
- 2001, -30%
EWJ price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 1996 starts on Mar 18, 1996; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $81.07 | $99.01 | $80.38 | $96.83 | +20.6% | 1.3B | 185 |
| 2025 | $63.89 | $81.79 | $56.91 | $80.30 | +25.8% | 1.3B | 250 |
| 2024 | $59.09 | $68.58 | $56.76 | $63.81 | +7.0% | 1.6B | 252 |
| 2023 | $50.12 | $59.75 | $48.50 | $59.62 | +20.3% | 1.5B | 250 |
| 2022 | $60.43 | $61.61 | $43.27 | $49.56 | -17.7% | 1.4B | 251 |
| 2021 | $59.60 | $65.81 | $57.50 | $60.24 | +1.2% | 1.6B | 252 |
| 2020 | $52.09 | $59.77 | $36.25 | $59.55 | +15.4% | 2.1B | 253 |
| 2019 | $42.77 | $52.53 | $42.76 | $51.60 | +19.3% | 1.8B | 252 |
| 2018 | $50.47 | $54.36 | $41.79 | $43.24 | -14.1% | 2.5B | 251 |
| 2017 | $40.68 | $50.65 | $40.57 | $50.34 | +24.3% | 1.6B | 251 |
| 2016 | $38.67 | $42.19 | $33.11 | $40.51 | +2.8% | 2.4B | 252 |
| 2015 | $36.43 | $42.89 | $34.99 | $39.42 | +9.2% | 2.3B | 252 |
| 2014 | $38.32 | $39.12 | $34.22 | $36.11 | -6.2% | 2B | 252 |
| 2013 | $31.03 | $38.96 | $30.06 | $38.51 | +26.0% | 2.5B | 252 |
| 2012 | $28.38 | $31.36 | $26.54 | $30.56 | +9.2% | 1B | 250 |
| 2011 | $33.04 | $34.99 | $26.80 | $27.98 | -14.8% | 2B | 252 |
| 2010 | $29.28 | $33.10 | $27.15 | $32.83 | +13.6% | 1.4B | 252 |
| 2009 | $27.99 | $30.52 | $20.00 | $28.90 | +3.1% | 1.8B | 252 |
| 2008 | $38.31 | $39.92 | $22.22 | $28.02 | -27.0% | 1.7B | 253 |
| 2007 | $40.60 | $43.31 | $37.23 | $38.36 | -5.5% | 1.2B | 251 |
| 2006 | $38.78 | $44.11 | $34.81 | $40.60 | +5.9% | 1.2B | 251 |
| 2005 | $30.79 | $38.81 | $27.85 | $38.35 | +24.3% | 933.1M | 252 |
| 2004 | $27.26 | $31.51 | $24.98 | $30.85 | +13.7% | 413.6M | 252 |
| 2003 | $19.69 | $27.25 | $17.41 | $27.12 | +38.7% | 258.5M | 252 |
| 2002 | $21.83 | $25.65 | $18.28 | $19.55 | -9.9% | 75.7M | 252 |
| 2001 | $31.29 | $32.96 | $21.24 | $21.69 | -30.3% | 35.5M | 248 |
| 2000 | $42.70 | $42.86 | $30.24 | $31.11 | -26.3% | 28M | 252 |
| 1999 | $26.40 | $42.21 | $24.80 | $42.21 | +60.9% | 31.8M | 252 |
| 1998 | $25.38 | $30.01 | $19.50 | $26.24 | +4.0% | 18.8M | 252 |
| 1997 | $33.35 | $37.18 | $24.42 | $25.22 | -24.4% | 6.7M | 253 |
| 1996 | $38.29 | $42.28 | $32.87 | $33.35 | n/a | 4.3M | 201 |
EWJ monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $96.83 | +1.0% |
| August 2026 | $95.88 | +3.8% |
| July 2026 | $92.39 | -0.9% |
| June 2026 | $93.27 | +0.9% |
| May 2026 | $92.46 | +4.3% |
| April 2026 | $88.62 | +5.5% |
| March 2026 | $83.98 | -8.6% |
| February 2026 | $91.87 | +7.8% |
| January 2026 | $85.26 | +6.2% |
| December 2025 | $80.30 | +0.9% |
| November 2025 | $79.58 | -0.5% |
| October 2025 | $80.01 | +4.0% |
About the EWJ data
Daily bars. 7,682 sessions from Mar 18, 1996 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per NYSE Arca trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE Arca trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Mar 18, 1996, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/EWJ/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
-H "X-API-Key: YOUR_KEY"Nearby on NYSE Arca
Common questions
EWJ share price history
