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EWT · Ishares MSCI Taiwan ETF
Over the last 14 years (2012-11 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in EWT with dividends reinvested grew to $88,356, 16.95% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -37.46%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2012-11 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested
How EWT held up in past market crashes
EWT has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 64.7% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 8.5 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | EWT deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -64.7% | -56.5% | Oct 2007 to Jan 2009 | 8.5 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -18.4% | -20.2% | Oct 2018 to Dec 2018 | 10 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -26.8% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 3 months |
| 2022 bear market | -37.9% | -25.4% | Jan 2022 to Oct 2022 | 3.3 years |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About EWT
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF is an exchange-traded fund that offers broad exposure to Taiwanese equities through a passive index-tracking strategy. The fund focuses on large- and mid-cap companies and is designed to mirror the performance of the MSCI Taiwan 25/50 Index, giving investors access to a diversified basket of Taiwan’s publicly listed market leaders. Its portfolio is heavily oriented toward the technology and semiconductor ecosystem, alongside meaningful allocations to financials, industrials, and consumer-related businesses. iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF is used by market participants seeking a single-fund way to participate in Taiwan’s equity market, particularly its export-driven and innovation-led corporate base. Managed by BlackRock’s iShares brand, it serves as a liquid tool for portfolio allocation, regional exposure, and market benchmarking.
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