What if you'd held FLOT?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) at the month-end close of 2011-06 would be worth $1,404 at the close of 2026-09 — +40.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $7,717.
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 2011
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | $1,000 | — |
| 2012 | $1,042 | +4.2% |
| 2013 | $1,050 | +0.7% |
| 2014 | $1,051 | +0.1% |
| 2015 | $1,054 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | $1,067 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | $1,084 | +1.7% |
| 2018 | $1,100 | +1.5% |
| 2019 | $1,144 | +4.0% |
| 2020 | $1,154 | +0.9% |
| 2021 | $1,159 | +0.4% |
| 2022 | $1,174 | +1.3% |
| 2023 | $1,249 | +6.4% |
| 2024 | $1,331 | +6.5% |
| 2025 | $1,397 | +4.9% |
| 2026 | $1,431 | +2.5% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought FLOT was 2011-11 ($35.44): $1,000 then is $1,436 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($51.07): $1,000 then is $997.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in FLOT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) at the start of 2011 would be worth about $1,404 today, a total return of +40.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for FLOT?
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT)'s strongest calendar year since 2011 was 2024, a +6.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,065 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2014, at +0.1%.
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 FLOT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2011-06 would have grown to about $23,252 on $18,400 invested.
Did FLOT 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 $7,717. FLOT trailed the S&P 500 by +81.8% 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
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF (FLOT) historical total-return data from 2011-06 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 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.