What if you'd held HSBC?
A $1,000 investment in HSBC Holdings, plc. (HSBC) at the month-end close of 1999-07 would be worth $6,676 at the close of 2026-09 — +567.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,448.
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 1999
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | $1,000 | — |
| 2000 | $1,065 | +6.5% |
| 2001 | $901 | -15.3% |
| 2002 | $855 | -5.2% |
| 2003 | $1,301 | +52.2% |
| 2004 | $1,465 | +12.6% |
| 2005 | $1,445 | -1.4% |
| 2006 | $1,717 | +18.8% |
| 2007 | $1,648 | -4.0% |
| 2008 | $1,022 | -38.0% |
| 2009 | $1,248 | +22.1% |
| 2010 | $1,154 | -7.5% |
| 2011 | $899 | -22.1% |
| 2012 | $1,310 | +45.7% |
| 2013 | $1,421 | +8.5% |
| 2014 | $1,276 | -10.2% |
| 2015 | $1,129 | -11.6% |
| 2016 | $1,239 | +9.7% |
| 2017 | $1,685 | +36.1% |
| 2018 | $1,415 | -16.1% |
| 2019 | $1,435 | +1.4% |
| 2020 | $980 | -31.7% |
| 2021 | $1,184 | +20.8% |
| 2022 | $1,276 | +7.8% |
| 2023 | $1,779 | +39.5% |
| 2024 | $2,393 | +34.5% |
| 2025 | $4,018 | +67.9% |
| 2026 | $5,567 | +38.6% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought HSBC was 2009-03 ($11.37): $1,000 then is $9,230 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($107): $1,000 then is $985.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in HSBC be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in HSBC Holdings, plc. (HSBC) at the start of 1999 would be worth about $6,676 today, a total return of +567.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for HSBC?
HSBC Holdings, plc. (HSBC)'s strongest calendar year since 1999 was 2025, a +67.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,679 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -38.0%.
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 HSBC have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 1999-07 would have grown to about $144,616 on $32,700 invested.
Did HSBC 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 $9,448. HSBC trailed the S&P 500 by +29.3% 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
HSBC Holdings, plc. (HSBC) historical total-return data from 1999-07 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 2026-09-02. Not financial advice.