What if you'd held FXE?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (FXE) at the month-end close of 2005-12 would be worth $1,045 at the close of 2026-09 — +4.5% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,163.
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 2005
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | — |
| 2006 | $1,140 | +14.0% |
| 2007 | $1,302 | +14.3% |
| 2008 | $1,287 | -1.2% |
| 2009 | $1,319 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | $1,230 | -6.8% |
| 2011 | $1,194 | -2.9% |
| 2012 | $1,213 | +1.6% |
| 2013 | $1,259 | +3.8% |
| 2014 | $1,103 | -12.4% |
| 2015 | $985 | -10.7% |
| 2016 | $947 | -3.9% |
| 2017 | $1,070 | +13.1% |
| 2018 | $1,014 | -5.3% |
| 2019 | $984 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | $1,062 | +7.9% |
| 2021 | $979 | -7.8% |
| 2022 | $915 | -6.6% |
| 2023 | $960 | +4.9% |
| 2024 | $919 | -4.2% |
| 2025 | $1,053 | +14.5% |
| 2026 | $1,045 | -0.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought FXE was 2022-09 ($85.89): $1,000 then is $1,248 today. The worst was 2008-06 ($146): $1,000 then is $732.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in FXE be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (FXE) at the start of 2005 would be worth about $1,045 today, a total return of +4.5%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for FXE?
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (FXE)'s strongest calendar year since 2005 was 2025, a +14.5% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,145 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2014, at -12.4%.
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 FXE have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2005-12 would have grown to about $24,253 on $25,000 invested.
Did FXE 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 $9,163. FXE trailed the S&P 500 by +88.6% 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
Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust (FXE) historical total-return data from 2005-12 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.
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Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.