What if you'd held EWT?
A $1,000 investment in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) at the month-end close of 2000-06 would be worth $6,997 at the close of 2026-09 — +599.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,534.
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 2000
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,000 | — |
| 2001 | $1,021 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | $771 | -24.4% |
| 2003 | $1,067 | +38.3% |
| 2004 | $1,153 | +8.0% |
| 2005 | $1,206 | +4.6% |
| 2006 | $1,432 | +18.8% |
| 2007 | $1,523 | +6.4% |
| 2008 | $832 | -45.4% |
| 2009 | $1,446 | +73.8% |
| 2010 | $1,776 | +22.8% |
| 2011 | $1,389 | -21.8% |
| 2012 | $1,648 | +18.6% |
| 2013 | $1,778 | +7.9% |
| 2014 | $1,900 | +6.9% |
| 2015 | $1,657 | -12.8% |
| 2016 | $1,949 | +17.7% |
| 2017 | $2,472 | +26.8% |
| 2018 | $2,228 | -9.9% |
| 2019 | $2,971 | +33.4% |
| 2020 | $3,906 | +31.5% |
| 2021 | $5,035 | +28.9% |
| 2022 | $3,580 | -28.9% |
| 2023 | $4,618 | +29.0% |
| 2024 | $5,362 | +16.1% |
| 2025 | $6,883 | +28.4% |
| 2026 | $11,856 | +72.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought EWT was 2001-09 ($6.21): $1,000 then is $17,622 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($109): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in EWT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $6,997 today, a total return of +599.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for EWT?
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2009, a +73.8% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,738 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -45.4%.
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 EWT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-06 would have grown to about $223,109 on $31,600 invested.
Did EWT 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 $8,534. EWT trailed the S&P 500 by +18.0% 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
iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) historical total-return data from 2000-06 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 2026-09-02. Not financial advice.