What if you'd held FAS?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) at the month-end close of 2008-11 would be worth $10,278 at the close of 2026-09 — +927.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $12,032.
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 2008
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | $1,000 | — |
| 2009 | $585 | -41.5% |
| 2010 | $662 | +13.1% |
| 2011 | $308 | -53.4% |
| 2012 | $570 | +84.8% |
| 2013 | $1,287 | +125.9% |
| 2014 | $1,813 | +40.8% |
| 2015 | $1,658 | -8.5% |
| 2016 | $2,332 | +40.7% |
| 2017 | $3,904 | +67.4% |
| 2018 | $2,583 | -33.8% |
| 2019 | $5,502 | +113.0% |
| 2020 | $3,577 | -35.0% |
| 2021 | $7,749 | +116.6% |
| 2022 | $4,402 | -43.2% |
| 2023 | $5,059 | +14.9% |
| 2024 | $9,332 | +84.5% |
| 2025 | $11,337 | +21.5% |
| 2026 | $12,373 | +9.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought FAS was 2009-02 ($2.83): $1,000 then is $64,357 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($182): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in FAS be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Direxion Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) at the start of 2008 would be worth about $10,278 today, a total return of +927.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for FAS?
Direxion Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS)'s strongest calendar year since 2008 was 2013, a +125.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,259 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2011, at -53.4%.
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 FAS have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2008-11 would have grown to about $211,426 on $21,500 invested.
Did FAS 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 $12,032. FAS trailed the S&P 500 by +14.6% 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
Direxion Financial Bull 3X ETF (FAS) historical total-return data from 2008-11 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.