What if you'd held CUT?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT) at the month-end close of 2007-11 would be worth $1,783 at the close of 2026-09 — +78.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $7,449.
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 2007
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $1,000 | — |
| 2008 | $513 | -48.7% |
| 2009 | $770 | +50.1% |
| 2010 | $911 | +18.3% |
| 2011 | $747 | -17.9% |
| 2012 | $935 | +25.1% |
| 2013 | $1,201 | +28.5% |
| 2014 | $1,156 | -3.8% |
| 2015 | $1,141 | -1.3% |
| 2016 | $1,224 | +7.3% |
| 2017 | $1,596 | +30.4% |
| 2018 | $1,250 | -21.7% |
| 2019 | $1,542 | +23.4% |
| 2020 | $1,820 | +18.0% |
| 2021 | $2,044 | +12.3% |
| 2022 | $1,709 | -16.4% |
| 2023 | $1,857 | +8.7% |
| 2024 | $1,890 | +1.8% |
| 2025 | $1,778 | -5.9% |
| 2026 | $1,817 | +2.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought CUT was 2009-02 ($5.96): $1,000 then is $4,982 today. The worst was 2021-08 ($34.71): $1,000 then is $855.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in CUT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT) at the start of 2007 would be worth about $1,783 today, a total return of +78.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for CUT?
Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT)'s strongest calendar year since 2007 was 2009, a +50.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,501 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -48.7%.
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 CUT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2007-11 would have grown to about $35,842 on $22,700 invested.
Did CUT 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 $7,449. CUT trailed the S&P 500 by +76.1% 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
Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF (CUT) historical total-return data from 2007-11 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.