What if you'd held AXTI?
A $1,000 investment in AXT Inc (AXTI) at the month-end close of 1998-05 would be worth $5,270 at the close of 2026-08 — +427.0% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,719.
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 2026-08, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 1998
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | $1,000 | — |
| 1999 | $1,911 | +91.1% |
| 2000 | $3,623 | +89.6% |
| 2001 | $1,581 | -56.4% |
| 2002 | $197 | -87.5% |
| 2003 | $341 | +72.8% |
| 2004 | $173 | -49.2% |
| 2005 | $235 | +35.4% |
| 2006 | $517 | +120.6% |
| 2007 | $679 | +31.4% |
| 2008 | $148 | -78.2% |
| 2009 | $356 | +140.7% |
| 2010 | $1,144 | +221.2% |
| 2011 | $457 | -60.1% |
| 2012 | $308 | -32.6% |
| 2013 | $286 | -7.1% |
| 2014 | $307 | +7.3% |
| 2015 | $272 | -11.4% |
| 2016 | $526 | +93.5% |
| 2017 | $953 | +81.3% |
| 2018 | $477 | -50.0% |
| 2019 | $477 | 0.0% |
| 2020 | $1,049 | +120.0% |
| 2021 | $965 | -7.9% |
| 2022 | $480 | -50.3% |
| 2023 | $263 | -45.2% |
| 2024 | $238 | -9.6% |
| 2025 | $1,792 | +653.5% |
| 2026 | $6,425 | +258.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought AXTI was 2003-03 ($0.67): $1,000 then is $87,507 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($103): $1,000 then is $568.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in AXTI be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in AXT Inc (AXTI) at the start of 1998 would be worth about $5,270 today, a total return of +427.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for AXTI?
AXT Inc (AXTI)'s strongest calendar year since 1998 was 2025, a +653.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $7,535 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2002, at -87.5%.
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 AXTI have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1998-05 would have grown to about $578,559 on $34,000 invested.
Did AXTI 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 $11,719. AXTI trailed the S&P 500 by +55.0% 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
AXT Inc (AXTI) historical total-return data from 1998-05 to 2026-08, 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 2026-08. Not financial advice.