What if you'd held EWZ?
A $1,000 investment in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) at the month-end close of 2000-07 would be worth $5,223 at the close of 2026-09 — +422.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,762.
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 | $812 | -18.8% |
| 2002 | $517 | -36.4% |
| 2003 | $1,122 | +117.1% |
| 2004 | $1,499 | +33.7% |
| 2005 | $2,289 | +52.7% |
| 2006 | $3,280 | +43.3% |
| 2007 | $5,735 | +74.9% |
| 2008 | $2,619 | -54.3% |
| 2009 | $5,815 | +122.0% |
| 2010 | $6,269 | +7.8% |
| 2011 | $4,755 | -24.1% |
| 2012 | $4,773 | +0.4% |
| 2013 | $3,938 | -17.5% |
| 2014 | $3,329 | -15.5% |
| 2015 | $1,938 | -41.8% |
| 2016 | $3,188 | +64.5% |
| 2017 | $3,940 | +23.6% |
| 2018 | $3,842 | -2.5% |
| 2019 | $4,904 | +27.6% |
| 2020 | $3,905 | -20.4% |
| 2021 | $3,229 | -17.3% |
| 2022 | $3,621 | +12.1% |
| 2023 | $4,801 | +32.6% |
| 2024 | $3,341 | -30.4% |
| 2025 | $4,972 | +48.8% |
| 2026 | $6,024 | +21.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought EWZ was 2002-09 ($2.34): $1,000 then is $16,295 today. The worst was 2008-05 ($44.64): $1,000 then is $854.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in EWZ be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $5,223 today, a total return of +422.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for EWZ?
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2009, a +122.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,220 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -54.3%.
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 EWZ have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-07 would have grown to about $85,068 on $31,500 invested.
Did EWZ 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 $8,762. EWZ trailed the S&P 500 by +40.4% 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
iShares MSCI Brazil ETF (EWZ) historical total-return data from 2000-07 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 2026-09-03. Not financial advice.