What if you'd held EZU?
A $1,000 investment in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) at the month-end close of 2000-07 would be worth $3,460 at the close of 2026-09 — +246.0% 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 | $773 | -22.7% |
| 2002 | $607 | -21.5% |
| 2003 | $868 | +43.0% |
| 2004 | $1,047 | +20.7% |
| 2005 | $1,139 | +8.8% |
| 2006 | $1,543 | +35.5% |
| 2007 | $1,827 | +18.4% |
| 2008 | $990 | -45.8% |
| 2009 | $1,253 | +26.5% |
| 2010 | $1,214 | -3.1% |
| 2011 | $993 | -18.2% |
| 2012 | $1,231 | +23.9% |
| 2013 | $1,565 | +27.1% |
| 2014 | $1,410 | -9.9% |
| 2015 | $1,387 | -1.6% |
| 2016 | $1,413 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | $1,807 | +27.9% |
| 2018 | $1,504 | -16.8% |
| 2019 | $1,854 | +23.3% |
| 2020 | $1,995 | +7.6% |
| 2021 | $2,273 | +13.9% |
| 2022 | $1,881 | -17.2% |
| 2023 | $2,322 | +23.4% |
| 2024 | $2,374 | +2.2% |
| 2025 | $3,323 | +40.0% |
| 2026 | $3,709 | +11.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought EZU was 2002-09 ($10.09): $1,000 then is $6,965 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($70.46): $1,000 then is $997.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in EZU be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $3,460 today, a total return of +246.0%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for EZU?
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF (EZU)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2003, a +43.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,430 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -45.8%.
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 EZU have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-07 would have grown to about $89,520 on $31,500 invested.
Did EZU 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. EZU trailed the S&P 500 by +60.5% 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 Eurozone ETF (EZU) 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.