What if you'd held ISCG?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (ISCG) at the month-end close of 2004-07 would be worth $8,004 at the close of 2026-09 — +700.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,657.
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 2004
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $1,000 | — |
| 2005 | $1,053 | +5.3% |
| 2006 | $1,156 | +9.8% |
| 2007 | $1,282 | +10.9% |
| 2008 | $769 | -40.0% |
| 2009 | $1,020 | +32.7% |
| 2010 | $1,338 | +31.1% |
| 2011 | $1,323 | -1.1% |
| 2012 | $1,511 | +14.2% |
| 2013 | $2,146 | +42.0% |
| 2014 | $2,201 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | $2,207 | +0.3% |
| 2016 | $2,402 | +8.8% |
| 2017 | $2,994 | +24.6% |
| 2018 | $2,787 | -6.9% |
| 2019 | $3,558 | +27.7% |
| 2020 | $5,103 | +43.4% |
| 2021 | $5,039 | -1.3% |
| 2022 | $3,691 | -26.8% |
| 2023 | $4,545 | +23.1% |
| 2024 | $5,151 | +13.4% |
| 2025 | $5,815 | +12.9% |
| 2026 | $6,699 | +15.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought ISCG was 2009-02 ($6.13): $1,000 then is $10,393 today. The worst was 2026-06 ($65.54): $1,000 then is $972.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in ISCG be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (ISCG) at the start of 2004 would be worth about $8,004 today, a total return of +700.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for ISCG?
iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (ISCG)'s strongest calendar year since 2004 was 2020, a +43.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,434 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -40.0%.
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 ISCG have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2004-07 would have grown to about $97,487 on $26,700 invested.
Did ISCG 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 $10,657. ISCG trailed the S&P 500 by +24.9% 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 Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF (ISCG) historical total-return data from 2004-07 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 2026-09-04. Not financial advice.