What if you invested $1,000 in Japan (EWJ) in 2010? (Inflation-Adjusted)
EWJ · Index · Adjusted to 2026 dollars using BLS CPI-U data
View nominal (non-adjusted) versionJapan (EWJ) turned $1,000 into $2,857 between 2010 and today. Impressive on paper, but inflation over that span came to 53% (BLS CPI-U). Adjusted for that erosion in purchasing power, your real gain in constant 2010 dollars is $1,867, which works out to a +3.9% annualized real growth rate over 16 years.
Nominal final value
$2,857
+185.7% total return
Real value (2010 dollars)
$1,867
+86.7% real total return
Real annualized return
+3.9%
vs. +6.7% nominal annualized
Year-by-Year (Inflation-Adjusted)
$1,000 in Japan (EWJ) since 2010, values in constant 2010 dollars
| Year | Nominal Value | Real Value (2010 $) |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| 2011 | $1,126 | $1,082 |
| 2012 | $1,005 | $946 |
| 2013 | $1,070 | $986 |
| 2014 | $1,231 | $1,118 |
| 2015 | $1,264 | $1,149 |
| 2016 | $1,281 | $1,147 |
| 2017 | $1,436 | $1,258 |
| 2018 | $1,811 | $1,539 |
| 2019 | $1,586 | $1,316 |
| 2020 | $1,723 | $1,408 |
| 2021 | $2,023 | $1,573 |
| 2022 | $1,975 | $1,407 |
| 2023 | $1,830 | $1,256 |
| 2024 | $2,108 | $1,405 |
| 2025 | $2,225 | $1,454 |
| 2026 | $2,920 | $1,909 |
Inflation adjustment uses BLS CPI-U annual data, deflated to 2026 dollars. Nominal stock data from Yahoo Finance (split-adjusted closing prices). Real values are expressed in constant 2010 purchasing-power dollars. For informational and educational purposes only. Not financial advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results. See our methodology and full disclaimer.