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Biggest moves on record

Every trading day we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−19.8%26 Oct 2026Max
  2. 2+12.5%5 Oct 2026Max
  3. 3−6.3%5 Dec 2025Max
  4. 4+5.1%23 Mar 2026Low
  5. 5−4.7%3 Mar 2026High

Every day, by size of move

262 trading days, 2025–2026. One square is one day.

  • Max72.7%
  • Very High10.4%
  • High31.1%
  • Moderate83.1%
  • Low5822.1%
  • Very Low18570.6%

Biggest moves on record

Every week we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1+14.0%Week of5 Oct 2026High
  2. 2+11.4%Week of25 Jul 2022Low
  3. 3+11.4%Week of17 Oct 2022Low
  4. 4−10.6%Week of22 Feb 2021Max
  5. 5+10.3%Week of19 Jan 2026Low

Every week, by size of move

302 weeks, 2021–2026. One square is one week.

  • Max31.0%
  • Very High10.3%
  • High10.3%
  • Moderate10.3%
  • Low7223.8%
  • Very Low22474.2%

Biggest moves on record

Every month we hold, as a bar. The five biggest are marked.

  1. 1−38.6%Mar 2020Max
  2. 2−33.1%Oct 2008Moderate
  3. 3+28.4%Mar 2016High
  4. 4+23.9%Jan 2006Low
  5. 5+23.8%Nov 2020Moderate

Every month, by size of move

252 months, 2005–2026. One square is one month.

  • Max20.8%
  • Very High00.0%
  • High20.8%
  • Moderate41.6%
  • Low7128.2%
  • Very Low17368.7%

Monthly performance

Over the past 22 years, EWZ rose most often in July (16 of 22) and fell most often in November (15 of 21).

Compared with its neighbours

On a normal day, EWZ moves about 0.97% up or down. That is livelier than 6 in 10 funds we follow.

Fund type · Single country

EWJiShares MSCI Japan ETFPRAJ.DEAmundi Prime Japan UCITS ETFXDJP.LXtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETFEWYiShares MSCI South Korea ETFFXIiShares China Large-Cap ETFKWEBKraneShares CSI China Internet ETFINDAiShares MSCI India ETFEWTiShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

and 3 more

Region · Brazil

IBOVBrazil Bovespa IndexITUBItaú UnibancoVALEVale S.A.PBRPetrobras (ADR)NUNu Holdings

In the news

Recent headlines about iShares MSCI Brazil ETF, from the outlets that wrote them.

  1. 01Benzinga1 day agoBrazil ETF EWZ Falls 20% In A Day After Lula Wins A Fourth Term
  2. 02Investing.com Canada1 day agoForm 4 iShares MSCI Brazil ETF For: 30 October By Investing.com
  3. 03CryptoRank1 day agoiShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF (Derivatives) Exchanges EWZS Markets | Buy & Sell & Trade
  4. 04FOREX.com2 days agoBrazil Elections: Is Investor Confidence Beginning to Fade?
  5. 05ETF Database3 days agoBeyond Brazil’s Turmoil, Emerging Market ETF Opportunity Persists
  6. 06Yahoo Finance3 days agoBrazil ETF took in $4.09B in 3 weeks as a bet on one candidate — then it cratered nearly 20% in just one day