What if you'd held IJT?
A $1,000 investment in iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) at the month-end close of 2000-07 would be worth $10,557 at the close of 2026-09 — +955.7% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,762.
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 2000
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | $1,000 | — |
| 2001 | $982 | -1.8% |
| 2002 | $834 | -15.1% |
| 2003 | $1,142 | +36.9% |
| 2004 | $1,384 | +21.2% |
| 2005 | $1,509 | +9.0% |
| 2006 | $1,668 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | $1,762 | +5.6% |
| 2008 | $1,174 | -33.4% |
| 2009 | $1,512 | +28.8% |
| 2010 | $1,939 | +28.2% |
| 2011 | $2,002 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | $2,293 | +14.5% |
| 2013 | $3,261 | +42.2% |
| 2014 | $3,392 | +4.0% |
| 2015 | $3,483 | +2.7% |
| 2016 | $4,252 | +22.1% |
| 2017 | $4,867 | +14.5% |
| 2018 | $4,653 | -4.4% |
| 2019 | $5,629 | +21.0% |
| 2020 | $6,711 | +19.2% |
| 2021 | $8,212 | +22.4% |
| 2022 | $6,462 | -21.3% |
| 2023 | $7,567 | +17.1% |
| 2024 | $8,273 | +9.3% |
| 2025 | $8,709 | +5.3% |
| 2026 | $10,524 | +20.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought IJT was 2003-02 ($12.72): $1,000 then is $13,370 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($179): $1,000 then is $952.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in IJT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $10,557 today, a total return of +955.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for IJT?
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETF (IJT)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2013, a +42.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,422 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -33.4%.
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 IJT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-07 would have grown to about $154,532 on $31,500 invested.
Did IJT 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 $8,762. IJT beat the S&P 500 by +20.5% 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 S&P SmallCap 600 Growth ETF (IJT) historical total-return data from 2000-07 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 2026-09-03. Not financial advice.