What if you'd held IYG?
A $1,000 investment in iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) at the month-end close of 2000-06 would be worth $5,596 at the close of 2026-09 — +459.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $8,534.
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 | $940 | -6.0% |
| 2002 | $817 | -13.1% |
| 2003 | $1,098 | +34.4% |
| 2004 | $1,229 | +11.9% |
| 2005 | $1,270 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | $1,514 | +19.2% |
| 2007 | $1,183 | -21.8% |
| 2008 | $564 | -52.3% |
| 2009 | $655 | +16.1% |
| 2010 | $705 | +7.7% |
| 2011 | $561 | -20.5% |
| 2012 | $746 | +33.0% |
| 2013 | $1,066 | +42.9% |
| 2014 | $1,183 | +11.0% |
| 2015 | $1,174 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | $1,407 | +19.9% |
| 2017 | $1,752 | +24.5% |
| 2018 | $1,532 | -12.6% |
| 2019 | $2,108 | +37.6% |
| 2020 | $2,129 | +1.0% |
| 2021 | $2,775 | +30.4% |
| 2022 | $2,310 | -16.8% |
| 2023 | $2,681 | +16.1% |
| 2024 | $3,538 | +31.9% |
| 2025 | $4,240 | +19.9% |
| 2026 | $4,486 | +5.8% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought IYG was 2009-02 ($7.67): $1,000 then is $12,652 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($97.30): $1,000 then is $997.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in IYG be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $5,596 today, a total return of +459.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for IYG?
iShares U.S. Financial Services ETF (IYG)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2013, a +42.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,429 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -52.3%.
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 IYG have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-06 would have grown to about $122,844 on $31,600 invested.
Did IYG 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 $8,534. IYG trailed the S&P 500 by +34.4% 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. Financial Services ETF (IYG) historical total-return data from 2000-06 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.