What if you'd held ITA?
A $1,000 investment in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) at the month-end close of 2006-05 would be worth $11,623 at the close of 2026-09 — +1062.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,933.
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 2006
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | $1,000 | — |
| 2007 | $1,276 | +27.6% |
| 2008 | $783 | -38.6% |
| 2009 | $981 | +25.3% |
| 2010 | $1,144 | +16.6% |
| 2011 | $1,203 | +5.2% |
| 2012 | $1,370 | +13.9% |
| 2013 | $2,150 | +57.0% |
| 2014 | $2,363 | +9.9% |
| 2015 | $2,461 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | $2,959 | +20.2% |
| 2017 | $4,002 | +35.2% |
| 2018 | $3,713 | -7.2% |
| 2019 | $4,846 | +30.5% |
| 2020 | $4,189 | -13.6% |
| 2021 | $4,582 | +9.4% |
| 2022 | $5,038 | +10.0% |
| 2023 | $5,760 | +14.3% |
| 2024 | $6,672 | +15.8% |
| 2025 | $9,917 | +48.6% |
| 2026 | $10,435 | +5.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought ITA was 2009-02 ($13.30): $1,000 then is $16,963 today. The worst was 2026-02 ($243): $1,000 then is $927.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in ITA be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) at the start of 2006 would be worth about $11,623 today, a total return of +1062.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for ITA?
iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA)'s strongest calendar year since 2006 was 2013, a +57.0% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,570 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -38.6%.
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 ITA have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2006-05 would have grown to about $127,825 on $24,500 invested.
Did ITA 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 $8,933. ITA beat the S&P 500 by +30.1% 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 U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) historical total-return data from 2006-05 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.