What if you'd held IYR?
A $1,000 investment in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR) at the month-end close of 2000-06 would be worth $7,907 at the close of 2026-09 — +690.7% 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 | $1,084 | +8.4% |
| 2002 | $1,121 | +3.4% |
| 2003 | $1,517 | +35.4% |
| 2004 | $1,974 | +30.1% |
| 2005 | $2,151 | +8.9% |
| 2006 | $2,902 | +34.9% |
| 2007 | $2,375 | -18.1% |
| 2008 | $1,428 | -39.9% |
| 2009 | $1,865 | +30.6% |
| 2010 | $2,360 | +26.6% |
| 2011 | $2,490 | +5.5% |
| 2012 | $2,944 | +18.2% |
| 2013 | $2,978 | +1.2% |
| 2014 | $3,773 | +26.7% |
| 2015 | $3,834 | +1.6% |
| 2016 | $4,103 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | $4,485 | +9.3% |
| 2018 | $4,291 | -4.3% |
| 2019 | $5,500 | +28.2% |
| 2020 | $5,212 | -5.2% |
| 2021 | $7,232 | +38.7% |
| 2022 | $5,387 | -25.5% |
| 2023 | $6,027 | +11.9% |
| 2024 | $6,293 | +4.4% |
| 2025 | $6,506 | +3.4% |
| 2026 | $7,112 | +9.3% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought IYR was 2000-06 ($12.88): $1,000 then is $7,907 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($106): $1,000 then is $964.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in IYR be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR) at the start of 2000 would be worth about $7,907 today, a total return of +690.7%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for IYR?
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR)'s strongest calendar year since 2000 was 2021, a +38.7% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,387 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -39.9%.
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 IYR have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2000-06 would have grown to about $89,457 on $31,600 invested.
Did IYR 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. IYR trailed the S&P 500 by +7.4% 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. Real Estate ETF (IYR) 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.