What if you'd held KYN?
A $1,000 investment in Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (KYN) at the month-end close of 2004-09 would be worth $3,778 at the close of 2026-09 — +277.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $10,500.
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 2004
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | $1,000 | — |
| 2005 | $1,031 | +3.1% |
| 2006 | $1,494 | +44.9% |
| 2007 | $1,411 | -5.5% |
| 2008 | $873 | -38.1% |
| 2009 | $1,483 | +69.8% |
| 2010 | $2,008 | +35.4% |
| 2011 | $2,070 | +3.1% |
| 2012 | $2,189 | +5.7% |
| 2013 | $3,106 | +41.9% |
| 2014 | $3,176 | +2.2% |
| 2015 | $1,568 | -50.6% |
| 2016 | $2,005 | +27.8% |
| 2017 | $2,152 | +7.3% |
| 2018 | $1,695 | -21.2% |
| 2019 | $1,891 | +11.6% |
| 2020 | $915 | -51.6% |
| 2021 | $1,320 | +44.4% |
| 2022 | $1,592 | +20.5% |
| 2023 | $1,801 | +13.1% |
| 2024 | $2,889 | +60.4% |
| 2025 | $3,044 | +5.4% |
| 2026 | $3,827 | +25.7% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought KYN was 2020-03 ($2.01): $1,000 then is $7,368 today. The worst was 2026-08 ($14.96): $1,000 then is $990.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in KYN be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (KYN) at the start of 2004 would be worth about $3,778 today, a total return of +277.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for KYN?
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (KYN)'s strongest calendar year since 2004 was 2009, a +69.8% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $1,698 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2020, at -51.6%.
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 KYN have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2004-09 would have grown to about $61,614 on $26,500 invested.
Did KYN 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 $10,500. KYN trailed the S&P 500 by +64.0% 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
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. (KYN) historical total-return data from 2004-09 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.