What if you'd held KBE?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) at the month-end close of 2005-11 would be worth $2,194 at the close of 2026-09 — +119.4% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,166.
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 2005
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | $1,000 | — |
| 2006 | $1,161 | +16.1% |
| 2007 | $910 | -21.6% |
| 2008 | $480 | -47.3% |
| 2009 | $471 | -1.7% |
| 2010 | $580 | +23.0% |
| 2011 | $452 | -22.1% |
| 2012 | $555 | +22.7% |
| 2013 | $784 | +41.4% |
| 2014 | $806 | +2.8% |
| 2015 | $826 | +2.5% |
| 2016 | $1,080 | +30.8% |
| 2017 | $1,194 | +10.5% |
| 2018 | $959 | -19.7% |
| 2019 | $1,245 | +29.8% |
| 2020 | $1,136 | -8.8% |
| 2021 | $1,516 | +33.5% |
| 2022 | $1,291 | -14.8% |
| 2023 | $1,359 | +5.3% |
| 2024 | $1,683 | +23.8% |
| 2025 | $1,891 | +12.4% |
| 2026 | $2,185 | +15.5% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought KBE was 2009-02 ($8.42): $1,000 then is $8,235 today. The worst was 2026-07 ($69.48): $1,000 then is $998.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in KBE be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) at the start of 2005 would be worth about $2,194 today, a total return of +119.4%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for KBE?
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE)'s strongest calendar year since 2005 was 2013, a +41.4% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,414 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2008, at -47.3%.
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 KBE have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2005-11 would have grown to about $64,660 on $25,100 invested.
Did KBE 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 $9,166. KBE trailed the S&P 500 by +76.1% 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
State Street SPDR S&P Bank ETF (KBE) historical total-return data from 2005-11 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.