What if you'd held EVN?
A $1,000 investment in Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) at the month-end close of 1999-01 would be worth $3,884 at the close of 2026-08 — +288.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,896.
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 1999
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $1,000 | — |
| 2000 | $1,105 | +10.5% |
| 2001 | $1,359 | +23.0% |
| 2002 | $1,505 | +10.7% |
| 2003 | $1,800 | +19.6% |
| 2004 | $2,014 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | $1,982 | -1.6% |
| 2006 | $2,227 | +12.4% |
| 2007 | $2,014 | -9.6% |
| 2008 | $1,218 | -39.5% |
| 2009 | $1,964 | +61.2% |
| 2010 | $2,045 | +4.2% |
| 2011 | $2,545 | +24.4% |
| 2012 | $2,945 | +15.7% |
| 2013 | $2,423 | -17.7% |
| 2014 | $3,327 | +37.3% |
| 2015 | $3,641 | +9.4% |
| 2016 | $3,514 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | $3,659 | +4.1% |
| 2018 | $3,518 | -3.9% |
| 2019 | $4,150 | +18.0% |
| 2020 | $4,555 | +9.7% |
| 2021 | $4,900 | +7.6% |
| 2022 | $3,677 | -25.0% |
| 2023 | $3,836 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | $4,177 | +8.9% |
| 2025 | $4,709 | +12.7% |
| 2026 | $4,855 | +3.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought EVN was 2000-05 ($2.06): $1,000 then is $5,184 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($11.16): $1,000 then is $957.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in EVN be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) at the start of 1999 would be worth about $3,884 today, a total return of +288.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for EVN?
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN)'s strongest calendar year since 1999 was 2009, a +61.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,612 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -39.5%.
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 EVN have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1999-01 would have grown to about $69,690 on $33,200 invested.
Did EVN 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 $9,896. EVN trailed the S&P 500 by +60.8% 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
Eaton Vance Municipal Income Trust (EVN) historical total-return data from 1999-01 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.