What if you'd held LIT?
A $1,000 investment in Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) at the month-end close of 2010-07 would be worth $2,718 at the close of 2026-09 — +171.8% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $9,425.
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 2010
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | $1,000 | — |
| 2011 | $631 | -36.9% |
| 2012 | $648 | +2.7% |
| 2013 | $589 | -9.1% |
| 2014 | $509 | -13.6% |
| 2015 | $460 | -9.5% |
| 2016 | $571 | +24.0% |
| 2017 | $937 | +64.2% |
| 2018 | $669 | -28.6% |
| 2019 | $691 | +3.3% |
| 2020 | $1,575 | +127.9% |
| 2021 | $2,153 | +36.7% |
| 2022 | $1,509 | -29.9% |
| 2023 | $1,325 | -12.2% |
| 2024 | $1,071 | -19.2% |
| 2025 | $1,714 | +60.0% |
| 2026 | $1,969 | +14.9% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought LIT was 2016-01 ($15.59): $1,000 then is $4,758 today. The worst was 2021-11 ($89.19): $1,000 then is $832.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in LIT be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) at the start of 2010 would be worth about $2,718 today, a total return of +171.8%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for LIT?
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT)'s strongest calendar year since 2010 was 2020, a +127.9% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,279 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2011, at -36.9%.
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 LIT have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2010-07 would have grown to about $47,149 on $19,500 invested.
Did LIT 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 $9,425. LIT trailed the S&P 500 by +71.2% 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
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF (LIT) historical total-return data from 2010-07 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.