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What if you'd held BELFB?

A $1,000 investment in Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB) at the month-end close of 1998-07 would be worth $40,569 at the close of 2026-08 — +3956.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,382.

$1,000 since 1998$40,569Total return+3956.9%Multiple40.6×CAGR+14.1%

Your scenario

Dates resolve to the nearest month-end close.
Leave empty for "held until today".
Invested at each month-end. Starts on the buy date.

Result

Worth$40,569Gain+$39,569 (+3956.9%)Multiple40.6×CAGR+14.1%

    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.

    2000$14,0112001$9,8062002$13,2002003$16,3402004$9,9642005$9,5652006$10,1012007$9,1802008$10,8412009$14,7942010$14,3672011$12,7342012$16,0142013$15,1182014$13,6342015$10,4932016$16,3722017$9,0172018$10,9562019$14,7852020$13,0752021$17,3912022$19,8322023$7,6662024$3,7552025$3,0282026$1,467

    Every year, $1,000 from 1998

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    1998$1,000
    1999$1,411+41.1%
    2000$2,016+42.9%
    2001$1,498-25.7%
    2002$1,210-19.2%
    2003$1,984+64.0%
    2004$2,067+4.2%
    2005$1,957-5.3%
    2006$2,153+10.0%
    2007$1,824-15.3%
    2008$1,336-26.7%
    2009$1,376+3.0%
    2010$1,552+12.8%
    2011$1,234-20.5%
    2012$1,308+5.9%
    2013$1,450+10.9%
    2014$1,884+29.9%
    2015$1,207-35.9%
    2016$2,192+81.6%
    2017$1,804-17.7%
    2018$1,337-25.9%
    2019$1,512+13.1%
    2020$1,137-24.8%
    2021$997-12.3%
    2022$2,579+158.7%
    2023$5,265+104.2%
    2024$6,529+24.0%
    2025$13,472+106.3%
    2026$19,769+46.7%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought BELFB was 1998-08 ($5.08): $1,000 then is $48,955 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($333): $1,000 then is $747.

    FAQ

    What would $1,000 in BELFB be worth today?

    A $1,000 investment in Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB) at the start of 1998 would be worth about $40,569 today, a total return of +3956.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for BELFB?

    Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB)'s strongest calendar year since 1998 was 2022, a +158.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,587 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2015, at -35.9%.

    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 BELFB have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1998-07 would have grown to about $448,088 on $33,800 invested.

    Did BELFB 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 $11,382. BELFB beat the S&P 500 by +256.4% 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

    Bel Fuse Inc. (BELFB) historical total-return data from 1998-07 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.

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    What if you'd held…

    Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-08. Not financial advice.