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IEV · iShares Europe ETF

Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in IEV with dividends reinvested grew to $34,296, 8.51% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -28.76%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.

Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested

CAGR (annualized return)
8.51%
Volatility (annualized)
15.93%
Worst drawdown
-28.76%
Sharpe ratio
0.49

How IEV held up in past market crashes

IEV has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 65.6% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 16.2 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.

Deepest price fall and recovery time of IEV in each market crash, next to the S&P 500
CrashIEV deepest fallS&P 500 (SPY)Peak to bottomBack to peak
2008 financial crisis-65.6%-56.5%Oct 2007 to Mar 200916.2 years
2018 fourth-quarter selloff-17.3%-20.2%Sep 2018 to Dec 201812 months
2020 COVID crash-35.6%-34.1%Feb 2020 to Mar 20208 months
2022 bear market-32.3%-25.4%Jan 2022 to Sep 202217 months

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 IEV

iShares Europe ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides broad exposure to large-cap European equities across developed markets. The fund is designed to track the S&P Europe 350 Index, giving investors access to a diversified portfolio of major companies operating in sectors such as financials, healthcare, industrials, consumer goods, and technology.

Fund description from our market-data provider.

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