What if you'd held ILF?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) at the month-end close of 2001-10 would be worth $9,719 at the close of 2026-09 — +871.9% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $11,647.
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 2001
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | $1,000 | — |
| 2002 | $768 | -23.2% |
| 2003 | $1,245 | +62.1% |
| 2004 | $1,723 | +38.3% |
| 2005 | $2,666 | +54.7% |
| 2006 | $3,759 | +41.0% |
| 2007 | $5,582 | +48.5% |
| 2008 | $2,945 | -47.2% |
| 2009 | $5,632 | +91.2% |
| 2010 | $6,507 | +15.5% |
| 2011 | $5,302 | -18.5% |
| 2012 | $5,609 | +5.8% |
| 2013 | $4,905 | -12.6% |
| 2014 | $4,302 | -12.3% |
| 2015 | $2,945 | -31.5% |
| 2016 | $3,898 | +32.3% |
| 2017 | $4,925 | +26.4% |
| 2018 | $4,589 | -6.8% |
| 2019 | $5,220 | +13.8% |
| 2020 | $4,609 | -11.7% |
| 2021 | $3,982 | -13.6% |
| 2022 | $4,373 | +9.8% |
| 2023 | $5,823 | +33.2% |
| 2024 | $4,477 | -23.1% |
| 2025 | $6,834 | +52.6% |
| 2026 | $8,261 | +20.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought ILF was 2002-09 ($2.89): $1,000 then is $12,578 today. The worst was 2026-09 ($36.35): $1,000 then is $1,000.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in ILF be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) at the start of 2001 would be worth about $9,719 today, a total return of +871.9%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for ILF?
iShares Latin America 40 ETF (ILF)'s strongest calendar year since 2001 was 2009, a +91.2% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,912 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -47.2%.
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 ILF have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2001-10 would have grown to about $82,008 on $30,000 invested.
Did ILF 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 $11,647. ILF trailed the S&P 500 by +16.6% 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 Latin America 40 ETF (ILF) historical total-return data from 2001-10 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.
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Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-03. Not financial advice.