What if you'd held GOLD?
A $1,000 investment in Gold.com, Inc. (GOLD) at the month-end close of 2019-12 would be worth $9,522 at the close on 2026-10-16: a +852.2% price return. Through September 2026, the latest month the fund has reported, the same $1,000 became $10,283 in GOLD and $2,613 in an S&P 500 index fund (TSP C Fund). The fund figure includes reinvested dividends; the stock figure does not, so the comparison favors the fund.
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 and held to the latest close. Click any year for the full story.
Every year, $1,000 from 2019
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | $1,000 | — |
| 2020 | $3,128 | +212.8% |
| 2021 | $7,384 | +136.1% |
| 2022 | $8,396 | +13.7% |
| 2023 | $7,309 | -12.9% |
| 2024 | $6,621 | -9.4% |
| 2025 | $8,217 | +24.1% |
| 2026 | $9,522 | +15.9% |
Best and worst month to buy
The best month to have bought GOLD was 2020-01, at a close of $3.96: $1,000 then is $9,955 today. The worst was 2026-02, at $57.48: $1,000 then is $686.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in GOLD be worth today?
About $9,522 at the latest close, a price return of +852.2%. That is $1,000 put into GOLD at the 2019-12 month-end close, the first in this price history.
What were the best and worst years for GOLD?
GOLD's best calendar year since 2019 was 2020, with a +212.8% return: $1,000 invested at the start of that year became about $3,128. Its worst year was 2023, at -12.9%.
Does the calculator include dividends and splits?
Splits only. Price return: adjusted for stock splits, dividends not included. Prices are split-adjusted automatically; a ticker whose history we could not adjust with confidence starts later or is not shown.
How much would $100 per month in GOLD have grown?
To about $15,746 from $8,300 invested, putting in $100 at every monthly close since 2019-12.
Did GOLD beat the S&P 500?
Yes. From the December 2019 month-end through September 2026, GOLD beat an S&P 500 index fund by 293.6%: $1,000 in the fund (the TSP C Fund, dividends included) became $2,613, and $1,000 in GOLD (price only) became $10,283. The fund's monthly returns are published at tsp.gov.
Is this investment advice?
No. Wall Street Regrets is an entertainment and education tool. Every number here is a historical calculation, and past performance never guarantees future results.
Methodology
The figures on this page use GOLD's historical price data from 2019-12 to 2026-10. The tables and the calculator above use month-end closes.
Prices come from IEX Historical Data. A "year" scenario invests $1,000 at the prior December's month-end close and values it at the latest close. Amounts in other currencies are converted at month-end exchange rates published by the European Central Bank and, for earlier years, the Federal Reserve: into US dollars at the buy date's rate and back at the sell date's rate, so the return includes the currency move.
Prices are the last regular-session trade on IEX (Investors Exchange) each day, which can differ slightly from the official close. Month-end closes miss the highs and lows inside a month. Figures ignore taxes, fees and the currency effects of non-USD listings.
What if you'd held…
Prices as of the last IEX trade on 2026-10-16. Data delayed end-of-day.