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What if you'd held CNXN?

A $1,000 investment in PC Connection, Inc. (CNXN) at the month-end close of 1998-03 would be worth $7,069 at the close of 2026-08 — +606.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,633.

$1,000 since 1998$7,069Total return+606.9%Multiple7.1×CAGR+7.1%

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$7,069Gain+$6,069 (+606.9%)Multiple7.1×CAGR+7.1%

    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$4,3542001$9,6572002$6,7522003$19,7692004$12,1632005$10,5242006$18,6142007$6,7522008$8,8232009$19,5752010$14,8362011$11,3012012$8,7172013$8,1132014$3,6902015$3,6702016$3,9092017$3,1132018$3,2952019$2,8732020$1,7092021$1,7952022$1,9162023$1,7512024$1,2142025$1,1712026$1,391

    Every year, $1,000 from 1998

    YearValue of $1,000Year return
    1998$1,000
    1999$1,957+95.7%
    2000$882-54.9%
    2001$1,262+43.0%
    2002$431-65.8%
    2003$701+62.5%
    2004$810+15.6%
    2005$458-43.5%
    2006$1,262+175.7%
    2007$966-23.5%
    2008$435-54.9%
    2009$574+31.9%
    2010$754+31.3%
    2011$978+29.6%
    2012$1,050+7.4%
    2013$2,309+119.9%
    2014$2,322+0.6%
    2015$2,180-6.1%
    2016$2,737+25.6%
    2017$2,586-5.5%
    2018$2,966+14.7%
    2019$4,985+68.1%
    2020$4,748-4.8%
    2021$4,447-6.3%
    2022$4,865+9.4%
    2023$7,018+44.3%
    2024$7,276+3.7%
    2025$6,125-15.8%
    2026$8,521+39.1%

    Best and worst month-end to buy

    The best single month-end close to have bought CNXN was 2009-02 ($2.89): $1,000 then is $27,567 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($82.29): $1,000 then is $968.

    FAQ

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

    A $1,000 investment in PC Connection, Inc. (CNXN) at the start of 1998 would be worth about $7,069 today, a total return of +606.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.

    What were the best and worst years for CNXN?

    PC Connection, Inc. (CNXN)'s strongest calendar year since 1998 was 2006, a +175.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,757 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2002, at -65.8%.

    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 CNXN have grown?

    Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1998-03 would have grown to about $256,013 on $34,200 invested.

    Did CNXN 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 $11,633. CNXN trailed the S&P 500 by +39.2% 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

    PC Connection, Inc. (CNXN) historical total-return data from 1998-03 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.