What if you'd held LOB?
A $1,000 investment in Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) at the month-end close of 2015-07 would be worth $1,926 at the close of 2026-09 — +92.6% total return, dividends reinvested. The same $1,000 in the S&P 500, dividends reinvested, would be worth $4,436.
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 2015
| Year | Value of $1,000 | Year return |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | $1,000 | — |
| 2016 | $1,309 | +30.9% |
| 2017 | $1,694 | +29.5% |
| 2018 | $1,057 | -37.6% |
| 2019 | $1,367 | +29.2% |
| 2020 | $3,432 | +151.1% |
| 2021 | $6,325 | +84.3% |
| 2022 | $2,195 | -65.3% |
| 2023 | $3,320 | +51.3% |
| 2024 | $2,895 | -12.8% |
| 2025 | $2,524 | -12.8% |
| 2026 | $2,731 | +8.2% |
Best and worst month-end to buy
The best single month-end close to have bought LOB was 2020-03 ($12.19): $1,000 then is $3,043 today. The worst was 2021-10 ($87.72): $1,000 then is $423.
FAQ
What would $1,000 in LOB be worth today?
A $1,000 investment in Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) at the start of 2015 would be worth about $1,926 today, a total return of +92.6%. Dividends are reinvested in these figures.
What were the best and worst years for LOB?
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB)'s strongest calendar year since 2015 was 2020, a +151.1% return — $1,000 held through that year became about $2,511 by year-end. Its weakest year was 2022, at -65.3%.
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 LOB have grown?
Investing $100 at the end of every month since 2015-07 would have grown to about $20,284 on $13,500 invested.
Did LOB 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 $4,436. LOB trailed the S&P 500 by +56.6% 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
Live Oak Bancshares, Inc. (LOB) historical total-return data from 2015-07 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.
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Data: adjusted close prices via EODHD and Yahoo Finance. As of 2026-09-23. Not financial advice.