What if you'd held HEWJ?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) at the month-end close of 2014-02 would be worth $5,078 at the close of 2026-09 — +407.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $5,168.
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 2014
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $1,000 | — |
| 2015 | $1,089 | +8.9% |
| 2016 | $1,078 | -1.0% |
| 2017 | $1,309 | +21.4% |
| 2018 | $1,117 | -14.7% |
| 2019 | $1,350 | +20.8% |
| 2020 | $1,488 | +10.2% |
| 2021 | $1,679 | +12.8% |
| 2022 | $1,605 | -4.4% |
| 2023 | $2,186 | +36.2% |
| 2024 | $2,728 | +24.8% |
| 2025 | $3,553 | +30.2% |
| 2026 | $4,420 | +24.4% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought HEWJ was 2014-04 ($12.26): $1,000 then is $5,318 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($65.20): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in HEWJ be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) at the start of 2014 would be worth about $5,078 today, a total return of +407.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for HEWJ?
iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ)'s strongest calendar year since 2014 was 2023, a +36.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,362 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2018, at -14.7%.
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 HEWJ have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2014-02 would have grown to about $46,822 on $15,200 invested.
Did HEWJ 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 $5,168. HEWJ trailed the S&P 500 by +1.7% 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 Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF (HEWJ) historical total-return data from 2014-02 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.