What if you'd held GGB?
A $1,000 investment in Gerdau S.A. (GGB) at the month-end close of 1999-03 would be worth $39,603 at the close of 2026-08 — +3860.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,820.
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 2026-08, dividends included.
Every year, $1,000 from 1999
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $1,000 | — |
| 2000 | $687 | -31.3% |
| 2001 | $846 | +23.2% |
| 2002 | $820 | -3.0% |
| 2003 | $2,576 | +214.0% |
| 2004 | $4,812 | +86.8% |
| 2005 | $7,194 | +49.5% |
| 2006 | $10,553 | +46.7% |
| 2007 | $19,743 | +87.1% |
| 2008 | $9,326 | -52.8% |
| 2009 | $24,272 | +160.2% |
| 2010 | $20,461 | -15.7% |
| 2011 | $11,672 | -43.0% |
| 2012 | $13,607 | +16.6% |
| 2013 | $12,037 | -11.5% |
| 2014 | $5,558 | -53.8% |
| 2015 | $1,938 | -65.1% |
| 2016 | $5,096 | +163.0% |
| 2017 | $6,065 | +19.0% |
| 2018 | $6,284 | +3.6% |
| 2019 | $8,363 | +33.1% |
| 2020 | $8,082 | -3.4% |
| 2021 | $9,580 | +18.5% |
| 2022 | $12,302 | +28.4% |
| 2023 | $12,064 | -1.9% |
| 2024 | $8,941 | -25.9% |
| 2025 | $11,701 | +30.9% |
| 2026 | $14,745 | +26.0% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought GGB was 1999-03 ($0.12): $1,000 then is $39,603 today. The worst was 2008-05 ($10.69): $1,000 then is $429.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in GGB be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Gerdau S.A. (GGB) at the start of 1999 would be worth about $39,603 today, a total return of +3860.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for GGB?
Gerdau S.A. (GGB)'s strongest calendar year since 1999 was 2003, a +214.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $3,140 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2015, at -65.1%.
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 GGB have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1999-03 would have grown to about $160,491 on $33,000 invested.
Did GGB 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 $9,820. GGB beat the S&P 500 by +303.3% 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
Gerdau S.A. (GGB) historical total-return data from 1999-03 to 2026-08, 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 2026-08. Not financial advice.