What if you'd held ALRS?
A $1,000 investment in Alerus Financial Corporation (ALRS) at the month-end close of 2003-03 would be worth $13,097 at the close of 2026-09 — +1209.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $14,162.
Your scenario
Result
If you'd bought $1,000 at the start of each year
Value of $1,000 invested on January 1 of each year, held to 2026-09, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 2003
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | $1,000 | — |
| 2004 | $1,642 | +64.2% |
| 2005 | $2,008 | +22.3% |
| 2006 | $2,661 | +32.6% |
| 2007 | $2,444 | -8.2% |
| 2008 | $1,794 | -26.6% |
| 2009 | $1,732 | -3.5% |
| 2010 | $2,039 | +17.8% |
| 2011 | $2,206 | +8.2% |
| 2012 | $2,751 | +24.7% |
| 2013 | $4,638 | +68.6% |
| 2014 | $5,502 | +18.6% |
| 2015 | $5,377 | -2.3% |
| 2016 | $4,961 | -7.7% |
| 2017 | $6,117 | +23.3% |
| 2018 | $5,891 | -3.7% |
| 2019 | $7,187 | +22.0% |
| 2020 | $8,860 | +23.3% |
| 2021 | $9,677 | +9.2% |
| 2022 | $7,942 | -17.9% |
| 2023 | $7,930 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | $7,086 | -10.6% |
| 2025 | $8,623 | +21.7% |
| 2026 | $13,148 | +52.5% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought ALRS was 2003-05 ($2.48): $1,000 then is $13,625 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($33.79): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in ALRS be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Alerus Financial Corporation (ALRS) at the start of 2003 would be worth about $13,097 today, a total return of +1209.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for ALRS?
Alerus Financial Corporation (ALRS)'s strongest calendar year since 2003 was 2013, a +68.6% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,686 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -26.6%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Yes where available. Prices are adjusted for both stock splits and reinvested dividends (total return), the same measure brokerages use.
How much would $100 per month in ALRS have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2003-03 would have grown to about $119,421 on $28,300 invested.
Did ALRS beat the S&P 500?
Over the same period, $1,000 in the S&P 500 with dividends reinvested (the S&P 500 Total Return index) would be worth $14,162. ALRS trailed the S&P 500 by +7.5% in total return.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number is a historical calculation, not a prediction, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
Alerus Financial Corporation (ALRS) historical total-return data from 2003-03 to 2026-09, reduced to month-end closes for the tables above.
Returns use adjusted close prices — adjusted for stock splits and reinvested dividends, the same convention used by major brokerages. End-of-day and live prices come from EODHD; parts of the deep historical series are carried over from Yahoo Finance data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest available month-end close. Non-USD amounts are converted at historical month-end exchange rates (EODHD): to USD on the buy date and back to your currency at the latest rate, so the return reflects the currency move as well as the asset.
Month-end resolution means intra-month extremes are not captured in tables; the calculator uses exact trading-day closes where daily data is available. Figures ignore taxes, fees, and the currency effects of non-USD listings. History is not a forecast. Wall Street Regrets is entertainment, not investment advice.
What if you'd held…
Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.