What if you'd held IWF?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Russell 1000 Growth Fund (IWF) at the month-end close of 2000-05 would be worth $7,773 at the close of 2026-09 — +677.3% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,745.
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 | $791 | -20.9% |
| 2002 | $569 | -28.1% |
| 2003 | $741 | +30.1% |
| 2004 | $786 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | $823 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | $897 | +8.9% |
| 2007 | $1,000 | +11.5% |
| 2008 | $618 | -38.2% |
| 2009 | $844 | +36.6% |
| 2010 | $984 | +16.6% |
| 2011 | $1,006 | +2.3% |
| 2012 | $1,160 | +15.3% |
| 2013 | $1,544 | +33.1% |
| 2014 | $1,742 | +12.8% |
| 2015 | $1,838 | +5.5% |
| 2016 | $1,966 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | $2,555 | +30.0% |
| 2018 | $2,513 | -1.7% |
| 2019 | $3,413 | +35.8% |
| 2020 | $4,719 | +38.3% |
| 2021 | $6,014 | +27.4% |
| 2022 | $4,251 | -29.3% |
| 2023 | $6,061 | +42.6% |
| 2024 | $8,070 | +33.1% |
| 2025 | $9,549 | +18.3% |
| 2026 | $9,847 | +3.1% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought IWF was 2002-09 ($6.62): $1,000 then is $18,400 today. The worst was 2026-05 ($128): $1,000 then is $954.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in IWF be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares Russell 1000 Growth Fund (IWF) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $7,773 today, a total return of +677.3%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for IWF?
iShares Russell 1000 Growth Fund (IWF)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2023, a +42.6% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,426 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -38.2%.
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 IWF have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-05 would have grown to about $238,833 on $31,700 invested.
Did IWF 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 $8,745. IWF trailed the S&P 500 by +11.1% 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 Russell 1000 Growth Fund (IWF) historical total-return data from 2000-05 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 2026-09-02. Not financial advice.